Disclosures related to prescription drugs.
Summary
Beginning January 1, 2022, requires a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract to provide to a covered individual the maximum allowable cost of a generic drug on the written materials provided at the point of sale. Provides that if an agreement between a health plan and a pharmacy benefit manager that is entered into or renewed after December 31, 2021, provides that less than 85% of the estimated rebates will be deducted from the cost of prescription drugs before a covered individual's cost sharing requirement is determined, the pharmacy benefit manager must provide the policyholder with a notice on an annual basis that includes: (1) an explanation of what a rebate is; (2) an explanation of how rebates accrue to the health plan from the manufacturer; and (3) the aggregate amount of rebates that accrued to the health plan for prescription drugs dispensed under the policyholder's health plan for the previous year.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2021
Last action Mar 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
30–16
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
R
Republican36
61% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 150: yeas 32, nays 17
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Amended
Amendment #5 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Vermilion
RRepublican
P
Kyle Walker
RRepublican
P
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
P
Ron Alting
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
Co
Jim Pressel
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
RG
Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
Co
Scott Baldwin
RRepublican
Co
SD
Steven Davisson
RRepublican
Co
Vaneta Becker
RRepublican
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