Protecting Patient Access to Physician-Administered Drugs Act; enact.

This bill, SB 2712 ("Protecting Patient Access to Physician-Administered Drugs Act"), would require health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to cover physician-administered drugs when medically necessary, without charging patients extra fees or restricting providers to network pharmacies. It directly affects insured patients, doctors, hospitals, and clinics providing these drugs by prohibiting insurers from refusing payment or imposing penalties for using non-network pharmacies when medically appropriate. Key provisions include mandating payment at agreed rates (or wholesale cost if no rate exists) and declaring conflicting contract terms unenforceable. The bill died in committee on March 4, 2025, and was never enacted.