Pharmacy benefit managers; prohibiting PBM from refusing to accept documentation; requiring information to be included in appeal. Effective date.

The document header was changed from 'ENROLLED SENATE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current location in the legislative process.

Page numbers and internal formatting markers were updated to match the House version, but the actual legal text and policy provisions were not altered.

Updated the list of sponsors to include additional names for both the Senate and House, reflecting the final legislative vote.

The definition of 'Plan sponsor' was updated to explicitly include unions and health maintenance organizations, whereas the original draft only listed employers and insurance companies.

The exemption clause for self-funded employers was refined to clearly state that an employer is not a PBM for its own plan unless it directly negotiates with manufacturers, processes claims, or manages its own pharmacy network.

New co-sponsors (Coleman, Murdock, Stinson, and Bullard) were added to the bill header, and the page numbering and formatting were adjusted to reflect the final engrossed version.