House File 395 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of a task force to develop a
  2    prescription drug purchasing cooperative.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2670HH 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASING COOPERATIVE ==
  1  2 TASK FORCE == REPORT.
  1  3    1.  The Iowa department of public health shall convene a
  1  4 task force to determine the feasibility of establishing a
  1  5 prescription drug purchasing cooperative.  The task force
  1  6 shall consider the feasibility of the establishment of an
  1  7 interstate prescription drug purchasing cooperative or the
  1  8 establishment of any other type of purchasing cooperative that
  1  9 results in the provision of prescription drugs to Iowans at a
  1 10 reduced cost.
  1 11    2.  The task force shall consist of all of the following
  1 12 voting members:
  1 13    a.  The director of public health, or the director's
  1 14 designee.
  1 15    b.  The director of human services, or the director's
  1 16 designee.
  1 17    c.  The director of the department of elder affairs, or the
  1 18 director's designee.
  1 19    d.  The director of the department of management, or the
  1 20 director's designee.
  1 21    e.  The director of the department of personnel, or the
  1 22 director's designee.
  1 23    f.  Four members of the general assembly.
  1 24    3.  a.  The legislative members of the task force shall be
  1 25 appointed by the majority leader of the senate, after
  1 26 consultation with the president of the senate and the minority
  1 27 leader of the senate, and by the speaker of the house of
  1 28 representatives, after consultation with the majority leader
  1 29 and the minority leader of the house of representatives.  The
  1 30 legislative appointments shall comply with sections 69.16 and
  1 31 69.16A.
  1 32    b.  Vacancies on the task force shall be filled by the
  1 33 original appointing authority and in the manner of the
  1 34 original appointments.
  1 35    4.  The task force shall elect a chairperson.  A majority
  2  1 of the members of the task force shall constitute a quorum.  A
  2  2 majority vote of those members present shall be required for
  2  3 any action of the task force.  The Iowa department of public
  2  4 health and the department of human services shall cooperate in
  2  5 providing staffing for the task force.
  2  6    5.  All of the following shall act as advisors to the task
  2  7 force:
  2  8    a.  The chairperson of the board of pharmacy examiners, or
  2  9 the chairperson's designee.
  2 10    b.  The chairperson of the board of medical examiners, or
  2 11 the chairperson's designee.
  2 12    c.  One person who is a representative of pharmaceutical
  2 13 manufacturers, selected by the pharmaceutical research and
  2 14 manufacturers of America.
  2 15    d.  One person who is a representative of the Iowa pharmacy
  2 16 association, selected by the Iowa pharmacy association.
  2 17    e.  One person who is a representative of the Iowa medical
  2 18 society, selected by the Iowa medical society.
  2 19    6.  The task force shall submit bimonthly progress reports
  2 20 of its findings and recommendations regarding the
  2 21 establishment of a prescription drug purchasing cooperative to
  2 22 the government oversight committee.  The task force shall also
  2 23 submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to
  2 24 the governor and the general assembly no later than December
  2 25 15, 2005.
  2 26                           EXPLANATION
  2 27    This bill directs the Iowa department of public health to
  2 28 convene a task force to determine the feasibility of
  2 29 establishing a prescription drug purchasing cooperative.  The
  2 30 task force is to consider the establishment of an interstate
  2 31 prescription drug purchasing cooperative or the establishment
  2 32 of any other type of purchasing cooperative that results in
  2 33 the provision of prescription drugs to Iowans at a reduced
  2 34 cost.
  2 35    The bill specifies the voting membership of the task force
  3  1 and advisors to the task force.  The bill directs the task
  3  2 force to submit bimonthly progress reports of its findings and
  3  3 recommendations to the government oversight committee, and to
  3  4 submit a final report to the governor and the general assembly
  3  5 no later than December 15, 2005.
  3  6 LSB 2670HH 81
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