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PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER LIC Amends the Third Party Prescription Programs Article of the Insurance Code to change the name of the Article to the Pharmacy Benefits Management Programs Law. Provides for the registration of all pharmacy benefits management programs and pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) doing business in the State with the Director of the Division of Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Advisory Council on Pharmacy Benefits Managers. Makes changes concerning fiduciary and bonding, notice, and contractual requirements, cancellation procedures, denial of payment, and failure to register. Sets forth provisions concerning drug substitution, pricing, claims, maximum allowable cost (MAC) adjustments, audit standards, contact of covered persons, record keeping, information sharing with out-of-network pharmacies, prohibitions, the collection and payment of taxes and fees, and failure to comply. Grants rulemaking authority to the [...]

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  • 04/29/2008 - Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
  • 04/24/2008 - First Reading
  • 04/24/2008 - Referred to Rules Committee
  • 04/17/2008 - Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
  • 04/17/2008 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
SB2222 Bill Text Engrossed PDF04/17/2008
SB2222 Bill Text Senate Amendment 005 PDF04/04/2008
SB2222 Bill Text Senate Amendment 004 PDF04/03/2008
SB2222 Bill Text Senate Amendment 002 PDF03/10/2008
SB2222 Bill Text Senate Amendment 003 PDF03/07/2008
SB2222 Bill Text Senate Amendment 001 PDF02/27/2008
SB2222 Bill Text Introduced PDF02/14/2008