Pharmacy benefit managers.
Summary
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to obtain a license issued by the department of insurance and sets forth requirements of the pharmacy benefit manager. Provides for the commissioner of the department of insurance to adopt rules to specify licensure, financial standards, and reporting requirements that apply to a pharmacy benefit manager. Sets forth requirements and prohibitions of a pharmacy benefit manager. Allows a party that has contracted with a pharmacy benefit manager to request an audit of compliance at least one time per year. Makes violations of the chapter concerning pharmacy benefit managers an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance. Allows a pharmacy benefit manager to obtain the license not later than December 31, 2020, in order to do business in Indiana and provide services for any health provider contract beginning January 1, 2021. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services.)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Last action Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Feb 3, 2020
How they voted
41–0
Passed
Total votes 41
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0)
senate
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (87-0-5)
house
Jan 30, 2020
Amended
Amendment #1 (Hatfield) failed; Roll Call 145: yeas 30, nays 61
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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