Senate
File
383
S-3104
Amend
Senate
File
383
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
2,
by
striking
lines
12
and
13
and
inserting
2
<
reduction
in
reimbursement
for
services,
a
promotion
of
3
one
participating
pharmacy
over
another,
or
comparing
the
4
reimbursement
rates
of
a
pharmacy
against
mail
order
pharmacy
5
reimbursement
rates.
>
6
2.
Page
2,
line
19,
after
<
payor
>
by
inserting
<
for
7
similarly
classified
pharmacies
>
8
3.
Page
4,
by
striking
lines
19
through
31
and
inserting:
9
<
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
For
the
purpose
of
reducing
premiums,
10
one
hundred
percent
of
all
rebates
received
by
a
pharmacy
11
benefits
manager
shall
be
passed
through
to
the
health
carrier,
12
or
to
the
employee
plan
sponsor
as
permitted
by
the
federal
13
Employee
Retirement
Income
Security
Act
of
1974,
29
U.S.C.
14
§1001,
et
seq.
>
15
4.
Page
5,
after
line
5
by
inserting:
16
<
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
If
a
covered
person’s
policy,
contract,
17
or
plan
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
18
health
or
medical
expenses
qualifies
as
a
high-deductible
19
health
plan
under
section
223
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
20
and
a
copayment,
coinsurance,
or
deductible
paid
by
the
21
covered
person
as
a
cost-sharing
requirement
under
this
chapter
22
would
result
in
the
covered
person
becoming
ineligible
for
a
23
health
savings
account
associated
with
the
covered
person’s
24
high-deductible
health
plan,
subsection
5
shall
apply
only
25
after
the
covered
person
satisfies
the
covered
person’s
minimum
26
deductible,
except
for
items
or
services
determined
to
be
27
preventive
care
under
section
223(c)(2)(C)
of
the
Internal
28
Revenue
Code.
>
29
5.
By
striking
page
5,
line
34,
through
page
6,
line
1,
and
30
inserting
<
report
to
the
commissioner,
in
a
form
approved
by
31
the
commissioner,
of
all
drugs
reimbursed
below
the
national
32
average
drug
acquisition
cost,
and
all
drugs
reimbursed
ten
33
percent
or
more
above
the
national
>
34
6.
Page
6,
after
line
21
by
inserting:
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#1.
#2.
#3.
#4.
#5.
#6.
<
e.
Upon
the
request
of
the
commissioner,
a
pharmacy
1
benefits
manager
shall
provide
the
commissioner
with
any
2
additional
information
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
in
a
form
and
3
manner
prescribed
by
the
commissioner
in
a
manner
that
does
not
4
publicly
disclose
the
information,
and
that
complies
with
the
5
federal
Health
Insurance
Portability
and
Accountability
Act
of
6
1996,
Pub.
L.
No.
104-191.
Requested
information
may
include
7
but
is
not
limited
to
health
benefit
plan,
manufacturer,
or
8
market
specific
information.
>
9
7.
By
striking
page
6,
line
31,
through
page
7,
line
4,
and
10
inserting
<
pricing.
>
11
8.
Page
7,
line
5,
by
striking
<
c.
>
and
inserting
<
b.
>
12
9.
Page
7,
by
striking
lines
19
through
21
and
inserting
13
<
process
to
allow
a
pharmacy
to
appeal
any
matter.
>
14
10.
Page
8,
line
1,
after
<
appeal
>
by
inserting
<
related
to
15
a
reimbursement
rate
>
16
11.
Page
8,
by
striking
lines
16
through
18
and
inserting:
17
<
b.
If
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
denies
a
pharmacy’s
18
appeal,
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
shall
do
all
of
the
19
following:
20
(1)
Provide
the
appealing
pharmacy
the
national
drug
21
code
number
and
the
name
of
a
wholesale
distributor
licensed
22
pursuant
to
section
155A.17
from
which
the
pharmacy
can
obtain
23
the
prescription
drug
at
or
below
the
reimbursement
rate.
24
(2)
If
the
prescription
drug
identified
by
the
national
25
drug
code
number
provided
by
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
26
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1)
is
not
available
below
the
27
pharmacy
acquisition
cost
from
the
wholesale
distributor
from
28
whom
the
pharmacy
purchases
the
majority
of
its
prescription
29
drugs
for
resale,
the
pharmacy
benefits
manager
shall
adjust
30
the
reimbursement
rate
above
the
appealing
pharmacy’s
pharmacy
31
acquisition
cost,
and
reverse
and
resubmit
each
claim
affected
32
by
the
pharmacy’s
inability
to
procure
the
prescription
drug
33
at
a
cost
that
is
equal
to
or
less
than
the
previously
appealed
34
reimbursement
rate.
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#7.
#8.
#9.
#10.
#11.
Sec.
___.
PHARMACY
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS
1
AND
WHOLESALE
DISTRIBUTION
OF
PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS
——
REPORT.
2
1.
Before
January
1,
2026,
the
commissioner
of
insurance,
or
3
the
commissioner
of
insurance’s
designee,
shall
review
pharmacy
4
services
administrative
organizations
and
the
wholesale
5
distribution
of
prescription
drugs,
and
submit
a
report
to
the
6
general
assembly
containing
the
commissioner’s
findings
and
7
recommendations.
The
report
shall
include,
at
a
minimum,
all
8
of
the
following:
9
a.
A
description
and
analysis
of
the
prescription
drug
10
wholesale
distribution
supply
chain,
including
the
market
11
concentration
for
the
wholesale
distribution
of
prescription
12
drugs,
margins
in
the
wholesale
distribution
of
prescription
13
drugs,
and
the
competition
in
the
wholesale
distribution
of
14
prescription
drugs.
15
b.
A
description
of
the
role
that
pharmacy
services
16
administrative
organizations
serve
in
the
prescription
drug
17
supply
chain.
18
c.
A
description
and
analysis
of
the
relationships
between
19
pharmacy
services
administrative
organizations,
prescription
20
drug
wholesalers,
and
retail
pharmacies,
including
but
21
not
limited
to
standard
contracting
terms,
fees
charged
to
22
pharmacies,
and
contractual
restrictions
and
limitations
23
applicable
to
retail
pharmacies.
24
2.
a.
The
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
provide
the
25
information
pursuant
to
subsection
1
to
the
general
assembly
in
26
a
format
that
does
not
publicly
disclose
any
of
the
following:
27
(1)
The
identity
of
a
specific
pharmacy
services
28
administrative
organization
or
prescription
drug
wholesaler.
29
(2)
The
price
charged
to
a
specific
pharmacy
for
a
specific
30
prescription
drug.
31
b.
Information
provided
under
this
section
by
the
32
commissioner
to
the
general
assembly
that
may
reveal
the
33
identity
of
a
specific
pharmacy
services
administrative
34
organization
or
prescription
drug
wholesaler,
or
the
price
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charged
to
a
specific
pharmacy
for
a
specific
prescription
1
drug,
shall
be
considered
a
confidential
record.
>
2
12.
Page
8,
line
20,
by
striking
<
managers
>
and
inserting
3
<
managers,
health
carriers,
third-party
payors,
and
health
4
benefit
plans
>
5
13.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
and
2
and
inserting
6
<
An
Act
relating
to
pharmacy
benefits
managers,
pharmacies,
7
prescription
drugs,
and
pharmacy
services
administrative
8
organizations,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
>
9
14.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
10
______________________________
MIKE
KLIMESH
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