Senate
Amendment
to
House
File
2384
H-8401
Amend
House
File
2384,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
1
the
House,
as
follows:
2
1.
Page
1,
by
striking
lines
1
through
4
and
inserting:
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<
DIVISION
I
4
PHARMACY
BENEFITS
MANAGERS,
PHARMACIES,
AND
PRESCRIPTION
DRUG
5
BENEFITS
>
6
2.
Page
1,
after
line
26
by
inserting:
7
<
___.
“Facility”
means
an
institution
providing
health
8
care
services
or
a
health
care
setting,
including
but
not
9
limited
to
hospitals
and
other
licensed
inpatient
centers,
10
ambulatory
surgical
or
treatment
centers,
skilled
nursing
11
centers,
residential
treatment
centers,
diagnostic,
laboratory
12
and
imaging
centers,
and
rehabilitation
and
other
therapeutic
13
health
settings.
>
14
3.
Page
1,
by
striking
lines
27
through
30
and
inserting:
15
<
___.
“Health
benefit
plan”
means
a
policy,
contract,
16
certificate,
or
agreement
offered
or
issued
by
a
third-party
17
payor
to
provide,
deliver,
arrange
for,
pay
for,
or
reimburse
18
any
of
the
costs
of
health
care
services.
19
___.
“Health
care
professional”
means
a
physician
or
other
20
health
care
practitioner
licensed,
accredited,
registered,
or
21
certified
to
perform
specified
health
care
services
consistent
22
with
state
law.
23
___.
“Health
care
provider”
means
a
health
care
professional
24
or
a
facility.
>
25
4.
Page
2,
by
striking
lines
1
through
9
and
inserting
26
<
corporation,
or
a
plan
established
pursuant
to
chapter
509A
27
for
public
employees.
“Health
carrier”
does
not
include
any
of
28
the
following:
>
29
5.
Page
2,
before
line
10
by
inserting:
30
<
a.
The
department
of
human
services.
31
b.
A
managed
care
organization
acting
pursuant
to
a
contract
32
with
the
department
of
human
services
to
administer
the
medical
33
assistance
program
under
chapter
249A
or
the
healthy
and
well
34
kids
in
Iowa
(hawk-i)
program
under
chapter
514I.
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c.
A
policy
or
contract
providing
a
prescription
drug
1
benefit
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
ch.
7,
subch.
XVIII,
part
D.
2
d.
A
plan
offered
or
maintained
by
a
multiple
employer
3
welfare
arrangement
established
under
chapter
513D
before
4
January
1,
2022.
>
5
6.
Page
3,
by
striking
lines
4
and
5
and
inserting:
6
<
___.
“Pharmacy
benefits
manager”
means
a
person
who,
7
pursuant
to
a
contract
or
other
relationship
with
a
third-party
8
payor,
either
directly
or
through
an
intermediary,
manages
a
9
prescription
drug
benefit
provided
by
the
third-party
payor.
>
10
7.
Page
3,
by
striking
lines
18
and
19
and
inserting:
11
<
___.
“Prescription
drug
benefit”
means
a
health
benefit
12
plan
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
for
13
prescription
drugs.
>
14
8.
Page
3,
by
striking
line
22
and
inserting:
15
<
___.
“Rebate”
means
all
discounts
and
other
negotiated
16
price
concessions
paid
directly
or
indirectly
by
a
17
pharmaceutical
manufacturer
or
other
entity,
other
than
a
18
covered
person,
in
the
prescription
drug
supply
chain
to
a
19
pharmacy
benefits
manager,
and
which
may
be
based
on
any
of
the
20
following:
21
a.
A
pharmaceutical
manufacturer’s
list
price
for
a
22
prescription
drug.
23
b.
Utilization.
24
c.
To
maintain
a
net
price
for
a
prescription
drug
for
a
25
specified
period
of
time
for
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
26
in
the
event
the
pharmaceutical
manufacturer’s
list
price
27
increases.
28
d.
Reasonable
estimates
of
the
volume
of
a
prescribed
drug
29
that
will
be
dispensed
by
a
pharmacy
to
covered
persons.
30
___.
“Third-party
payor”
means
any
entity
other
than
a
31
covered
person
or
a
health
care
provider
that
is
responsible
32
for
any
amount
of
reimbursement
for
a
prescription
drug
33
benefit.
“Third-party
payor”
includes
health
carriers
and
other
34
entities
that
provide
a
plan
of
health
insurance
or
health
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care
benefits.
“Third-party
payor”
does
not
include
any
of
the
1
following:
2
a.
The
department
of
human
services.
3
b.
A
managed
care
organization
acting
pursuant
to
a
contract
4
with
the
department
of
human
services
to
administer
the
medical
5
assistance
program
under
chapter
249A
or
the
healthy
and
well
6
kids
in
Iowa
(hawk-i)
program
under
chapter
514I.
7
c.
A
policy
or
contract
providing
a
prescription
drug
8
benefit
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
ch.
7,
subch.
XVIII,
part
D.
>
9
9.
Page
3,
line
33,
by
striking
<
health
carrier
>
and
10
inserting
<
third-party
payor
>
11
10.
Page
4,
line
4,
by
striking
<
health
carrier
>
and
12
inserting
<
third-party
payor
>
13
11.
Page
4,
line
6,
by
striking
<
health
carrier
>
and
14
inserting
<
third-party
payor
>
15
12.
Page
4,
by
striking
lines
8
through
13.
16
13.
Page
5,
by
striking
lines
14
through
17.
17
14.
By
striking
page
6,
line
1,
through
page
7,
line
18.
18
15.
By
striking
page
9,
line
2,
through
page
10,
line
23.
19
16.
Page
12,
line
16,
before
<
Act
>
by
inserting
<
division
20
of
this
>
21
17.
Page
12,
line
17,
by
striking
<
health
carrier’s
>
22
18.
Page
12,
by
striking
lines
20
through
24
and
inserting:
23
<
DIVISION
___
24
PHARMACY
BENEFITS
MANAGER
REPORTING
25
Sec.
___.
Section
510C.1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
510C.1
Definitions.
28
As
used
in
this
chapter
unless
the
context
otherwise
29
requires:
30
1.
“Administrative
fees”
means
a
fee
or
payment,
other
than
31
a
rebate,
under
a
contract
between
a
pharmacy
benefits
manager
32
and
a
pharmaceutical
drug
manufacturer
in
connection
with
the
33
pharmacy
benefits
manager’s
management
of
a
health
carrier’s
34
third-party
payor’s
prescription
drug
benefit,
that
is
paid
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#17.
#18.
by
a
pharmaceutical
drug
manufacturer
to
a
pharmacy
benefits
1
manager
or
is
retained
by
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager.
2
2.
“Aggregate
retained
rebate
percentage”
means
the
3
percentage
of
all
rebates
received
by
a
pharmacy
benefits
4
manager
that
is
not
passed
on
to
the
pharmacy
benefits
5
manager’s
health
carrier
third-party
payor
clients.
6
3.
“Commissioner”
means
the
commissioner
of
insurance.
7
4.
“Covered
person”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
8
514J.102
510B.1
.
9
5.
“Formulary”
means
a
complete
list
of
prescription
drugs
10
eligible
for
coverage
under
a
health
benefit
plan.
11
6.
“Health
benefit
plan”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
12
section
514J.102
510B.1
.
13
7.
“Health
carrier”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
14
514J.102
510B.1
.
15
8.
“Health
carrier
administrative
service
fee”
means
a
fee
or
16
payment
under
a
contract
between
a
pharmacy
benefits
manager
17
and
a
health
carrier
in
connection
with
the
pharmacy
benefits
18
manager’s
administration
of
the
health
carrier’s
prescription
19
drug
benefit
that
is
paid
by
a
health
carrier
to
a
pharmacy
20
benefits
manager
or
is
otherwise
retained
by
a
pharmacy
21
benefits
manager.
22
9.
8.
“Pharmacy
benefits
manager”
means
a
person
who,
23
pursuant
to
a
contract
or
other
relationship
with
a
health
24
carrier,
either
directly
or
through
an
intermediary,
manages
a
25
prescription
drug
benefit
provided
by
the
health
carrier
the
26
same
as
defined
in
section
510B.1
.
27
10.
9.
“Prescription
drug
benefit”
means
a
health
benefit
28
plan
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
for
29
prescription
drugs
the
same
as
defined
in
section
510B.1
.
30
11.
10.
“Rebate”
means
all
discounts
and
other
31
negotiated
price
concessions
paid
directly
or
indirectly
by
32
a
pharmaceutical
manufacturer
or
other
entity,
other
than
a
33
covered
person,
in
the
prescription
drug
supply
chain
to
a
34
pharmacy
benefits
manager,
and
which
may
be
based
on
any
of
the
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following:
the
same
as
defined
in
section
510B.1.
1
a.
A
pharmaceutical
manufacturer’s
list
price
for
a
2
prescription
drug.
3
b.
Utilization.
4
c.
To
maintain
a
net
price
for
a
prescription
drug
for
a
5
specified
period
of
time
for
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
6
in
the
event
the
pharmaceutical
manufacturer’s
list
price
7
increases.
8
d.
Reasonable
estimates
of
the
volume
of
a
prescribed
drug
9
that
will
be
dispensed
by
a
pharmacy
to
covered
persons.
10
11.
“Third-party
payor”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
11
510B.1.
12
12.
“Third-party
payor
administrative
service
fee”
means
a
13
fee
or
payment
under
a
contract
between
a
pharmacy
benefits
14
manager
and
a
third-party
payor
in
connection
with
the
pharmacy
15
benefits
manager’s
administration
of
the
third-party
payor’s
16
prescription
drug
benefit
that
is
paid
by
a
third-party
payor
17
to
a
pharmacy
benefits
manager
or
is
otherwise
retained
by
a
18
pharmacy
benefits
manager.
19
Sec.
___.
Section
510C.2,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
20
paragraph
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
Each
pharmacy
benefits
manager
shall
provide
a
report
22
annually
by
February
15
to
the
commissioner
that
contains
23
all
of
the
following
information
regarding
prescription
drug
24
benefits
provided
to
covered
persons
of
each
health
carrier
25
third-party
payor
with
whom
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
has
26
contracted
during
the
prior
calendar
year:
27
Sec.
___.
Section
510C.2,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
c,
d,
e,
28
and
g,
Code
2022,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
c.
The
aggregate
dollar
amount
of
all
health
carrier
30
third-party
payor
administrative
service
fees
received
by
the
31
pharmacy
benefits
manager.
32
d.
The
aggregate
dollar
amount
of
all
rebates
received
33
by
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
that
the
pharmacy
benefits
34
manager
did
not
pass
through
to
the
health
carrier
third-party
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.
1
e.
The
aggregate
amount
of
all
administrative
fees
received
2
by
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
that
the
pharmacy
benefits
3
manager
did
not
pass
through
to
the
health
carrier
third-party
4
payor
.
5
g.
Across
all
health
carrier
third-party
payor
clients
with
6
whom
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
was
contracted,
the
highest
7
and
the
lowest
aggregate
retained
rebate
percentages.
8
Sec.
___.
Section
510C.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
9
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(1)
The
identity
of
a
specific
health
carrier
third-party
11
payor
.
12
Sec.
___.
Section
510C.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
13
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
b.
Information
provided
under
this
section
by
a
pharmacy
15
benefits
manager
to
the
commissioner
that
may
reveal
the
16
identity
of
a
specific
health
carrier
third-party
payor
,
the
17
price
charged
by
a
specific
pharmaceutical
manufacturer
for
18
a
specific
prescription
drug
or
class
of
prescription
drugs,
19
or
the
amount
of
rebates
provided
for
a
specific
prescription
20
drug
or
class
of
prescription
drugs
shall
be
considered
a
21
confidential
record
and
be
recognized
and
protected
as
a
trade
22
secret
pursuant
to
section
22.7,
subsection
3
.
23
DIVISION
___
24
EMERGENCY
RULEMAKING
25
Sec.
___.
EMERGENCY
RULES.
The
insurance
division
of
the
26
department
of
commerce
may
adopt
emergency
rules
under
section
27
17A.4,
subsection
3,
and
section
17A.5,
subsection
2,
paragraph
28
“b”,
to
implement
the
provisions
of
this
Act
and
the
rules
29
shall
be
effective
immediately
upon
filing
unless
a
later
date
30
is
specified
in
the
rules.
Any
rules
adopted
in
accordance
31
with
this
section
shall
also
be
published
as
a
notice
of
32
intended
action
as
provided
in
section
17A.4.
33
DIVISION
___
34
EFFECTIVE
DATE
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___.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
1
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
>
2
19.
Title
page,
line
2,
after
<
including
>
by
inserting
3
<
effective
date
and
>
4
20.
By
renumbering,
redesignating,
and
correcting
internal
5
references
as
necessary.
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