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 and other 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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
37–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
Jan 30, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
12
Committee
5
Amendments
7
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 400: yeas 91, nays 0
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 398: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-0-4)
house
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #4 (Austin) prevailed; Roll Call 246: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (Austin) prevailed; Roll Call 249: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Austin) prevailed; Roll Call 248: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #3 (Austin) prevailed; Roll Call 247: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-2-2)
senate
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
P
JM
James Merritt
RRepublican
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
P
Matt Lehman
RRepublican
Co
Ed Clere
IIndependent
Co
Greg Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Tomes
RRepublican
Co
JR
John Ruckelshaus
RRepublican
Co
MS
Mark Stoops
DDemocratic
Co
Robin Shackleford
DDemocratic
Co
RG
Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
Co
Ryan Mishler
RRepublican
Co
SD
Steven Davisson
RRepublican
Co
VS
Victoria Spartz
RRepublican
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