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2019 PBM Reform Legislation 2019 PBM Reform Legislation Last Updated: May 17, 2019 Bills by State 012340 WA ME MT ND OR MN ID WI VT SD NY MI WY NH IA PA NV NE OH MA IL IN UT WV CO VA RI KS MO KY CA CT NC TN AZ OK NM AR SC NJ MS AL GA DE TX LA MD FL DC AK HI US Congress Bills by Issue PBM Reform (274) State Bill Number Last Action Status AL SB 73 Healthcare First Amendment Offered 2019 05 In House 15 Labels: Patient Protections Title [No title given by state] Primary Sponsors Arthur Orr State Bill Number Last Action Status AR SB 472 Notification That Sb 472 Is Now Act 589 2019 Enacted 04 01 Title To Require A Health Insurer To Contract With A Licensed Healthcare Provider If The Healthcare Provider Is Permitted To Participate In Medicare, Medicaid, Or Any Other Federal Health Benefit Plan; And To Declare An Emergency. Primary Sponsors Bruce Maloch State Bill Number Last Action Status AR SB 480 Notification That Sb 480 Is Now Act 734 2019 Enacted 04 08 Title To Establish The Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act; And To Prohibit Anticompetitive Practices By A Healthcare Insurer. Primary Sponsors Missy Irvin State Bill Number Last Action Status AR SB 520 Notification That Sb 520 Is Now Act 994 2019 Enacted 04 17 Title To Clarify The State Insurance Department'S Regulatory And Enforcement Authority Concerning Pharmacy Benefits Managers; And To Modify The Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act. Primary Sponsors Kim Hammer State Bill Number Last Action Status AZ HB 2168 House Second Reading 2019 02 05 Failed sine die Labels: Patient Protections Transparency and Disclosure Title Pharmacies; fees; prohibition Primary Sponsors Nancy Barto State Bill Number Last Action Status AZ HB 2285 Signed By Governor 2019 04 30 Enacted Labels: Patient Protections Transparency and Disclosure Title Pharmacy benefit managers; pharmacy benefits Primary Sponsors Regina Cobb State Bill Number Last Action Status CA AB 1803 In Senate Read First Time To Com On Rls For In Senate Assignment 2019 05 09 Title Pharmacy: healthcare coverage: claims for prescription drugs sold for retail price. Primary Sponsors Chad Mayes, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Frank Bigelow, Rob Bonta, Wendy Carrillo, Heath Flora, Monique Limon, Adrin Nazarian, Freddie Rodriguez, Miguel Santiago, Marie Waldron, Assembly Committee on Health State Bill Number Last Action Status CA SB 642 Re Referred To Com On Health 2019 04 24 In Senate Title Pharmacy benefit management: Prescription Acquisition and Adjudication Agency. Primary Sponsors Jeff Stone State Bill Number Last Action Status CO HB 19-1154 House Committee On Health Insurance Failed Postpone Indefinitely 2019 02 13 Labels: Patient Protections Title Patient Choice Of Pharmacy Primary Sponsors Marc Catlin, Kyle Mullica, Jessie Danielson, Don Coram State Bill Number Last Action Status CO HB 19-1296 House Committee On Appropriations Lay Over In House Unamended Amendment S Failed 2019 05 09 Title Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Measures Primary Sponsors Dominique Jackson, Sonya Jaquez Lewis, Joann Ginal, Kerry Donovan State Bill Number Last Action Status CT HB 5343 Public Hearing 02 14 2019 02 07 In House Labels: Registration/Licensure Title AN ACT REDEFINING "THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR" TO INCLUDE PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS. Primary Sponsors Holly Cheeseman State Bill Number Last Action Status CT HB 6096 Filed With Legislative Commissioners Office In House Lco 2019 05 14 Title AN ACT LIMITING CHANGES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG FORMULARIES AND LISTS OF COVERED DRUGS. Primary Sponsors Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate State Bill Number Last Action Status CT HB 7174 Reported Out Of Legislative Commissioners In House Office Lco 2019 04 02 Title AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Primary Sponsors Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate State Bill Number Last Action Status CT SB 332 Public Hearing 02 14 2019 02 07 In Senate Labels: Transparency and Disclosure Title AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAID BY PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS TO PHARMACIES. Primary Sponsors George Logan State Bill Number Last Action Status CT SB 903 Reported Out Of Legislative Commissioners In Senate Office Lco 2019 04 02 Title AN ACT CONCERNING INSURANCE DATA AND INFORMATION SECURITY. Primary Sponsors Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate State Bill Number Last Action Status DE HB 24 Reported Out Of Committee Health Social Passed House Services In Senate With 5 On Its Merits 2019 04 17 Labels: Patient Protections Title AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COPAYMENT OR COINSURANCE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Primary Sponsors Andria Bennett, Anthony Delcollo State Bill Number Last Action Status DE SB 71 Introduced And Assigned To Banking Business In Senate Insurance Committee In Senate 2019 04 18 Title AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING PHARMACY OWNERSHIP AND PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS. Primary Sponsors Anthony Delcollo, Stephanie Hansen, Dave Sokola, Andria Bennett, Ray Seigfried, Bryan Shupe, Mike Smith State Bill Number Last Action Status FL HB 271 Died In Health Market Reform Subcommittee Failed 2019 05 03 Labels: Fair Pharmacy Audits Transparency and Disclosure Title Prescribed Drug Services and Audits: Primary Sponsors David Santiago, Coach P Plasencia State Bill Number Last Action Status FL SB 906 Died In Banking And Insurance 2019 05 03 Failed Labels: Fair Pharmacy Audits Title Prescribed Drug Services and Audits: Primary Sponsors Tom Wright State Bill Number Last Action Status GA HB 233 Effective Date 2020 01 02 Enacted Title Pharmacy Anti-Steering and Transparency Act; enact Primary Sponsors David Knight, Terry England, Matt Hatchett, Sharon Cooper, Alan Powell, Lee Hawkins, Dean Burke State Bill Number Last Action Status GA HB 323 Effective Date 2020 01 02 Enacted Title Insurance; administration of claims by pharmacy benefit managers; revise provisions Primary Sponsors David Knight, Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins, Alan Powell, Matt Hatchett, Wayne Howard, Jeff Mullis State Bill Number Last Action Status HI HB 1361 Referred To Hlt Cpc Jud Fin Referral Sheet 6 Failed sine die 2019 01 28 Labels: Patient Protections Registration/Licensure Title Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Transparency and Disclosure Primary Sponsors Roy Takumi, Linda Ichiyama State Bill Number Last Action Status HI HB 1442 Report Adopted Referred To The Committee S Failed sine die On Fin With None Voting Aye With Reservations None Voting No 0 And Representative S Aquino Nakamura Excused 2 2019 02 14 Labels: Transparency and Disclosure Title Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Primary Sponsors Della Belatti, John Mizuno, Dee Morikawa, Mark Nakashima, Roy Takumi State Bill Number Last Action Status HI SB 507 Referred To Cph Wam 2019 01 24 Failed sine die Labels: Transparency and Disclosure Title Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Primary Sponsors Donna Kim State Bill Number Last Action Status HI SB 1401 Conference Committee Meeting To Reconvene Passed House On 04 26 19 3 00 Pm In Conference Room 229 2019 04 26 Labels: Patient Protections Registration/Licensure Title Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Transparency and Disclosure Primary Sponsors Roz Baker, Michelle Kidani, Donna Kim State Bill Number Last Action Status HI SB 1521 Report Adopted Referred To The Committee S Failed sine die On Fin With None Voting Aye With Reservations None Voting No 0 And Representative S Quinlan Yamane Excused 2 2019 03 22 Labels: Transparency and Disclosure Title Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Primary Sponsors Roz Baker, Lorraine Inouye, Michelle Kidani, Donna Kim State Bill Number Last Action Status IA HF 489 Withdrawn 2019 04 16 Failed sine die Title A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers and management of prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions. Primary Sponsors Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Shannon Lundgren State Bill Number Last Action Status IA HF 573 Withdrawn 2019 03 28 Failed sine die Title A bill for an act relating to prescription drug benefits, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions. (See HF 680.) Primary Sponsors Brian Best State Bill Number Last Action Status IA HF 680 Explanation Of Vote 2019 04 26 Failed sine die Title A bill for an act relating to prescription drug benefits, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 573.) Primary Sponsors Brian Best State Bill Number Last Action Status IA SF 347 Reported Out Of Committee As Sf 563 2019 03 Failed sine die 11 Title A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers and management of prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions. (See SF 563.) Primary Sponsors Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Shannon Lundgren State Bill Number Last Action Status IA SF 563 Signed By Governor 2019 05 08 Enacted Labels: Transparency and Disclosure Title A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefit managers and information related to the management of prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 347.) Effective 7-1-19. Primary Sponsors Annette Sweeney, Brian Best State Bill Number Last Action Status ID S 1068 Read First Time Referred To Health Welfare Failed sine die 2019 03 13 Title INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to provide for certain requirements for pharmacy benefit managers. Primary Sponsors Senate Committee on Commerce and Human Resources State Bill Number Last Action Status IL HB 13 Rule 3 9 A Re Referred To
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