HB 357: Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers
GENERAL BILL by Toledo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander ; Barnaby ; Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Botana ; Brown ; Bush ; Caruso ; Casello ; Chaney ; Davis ; Eskamani ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; McCurdy ; Melo ; Mooney ; Morales ; Nixon ; Rayner ; Rizo ; Sabatini ; Salzman ; Sirois ; Slosberg-King ; Smith, D. ; Tant ; Thompson
Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Revises entities conducting pharmacy audits to which certain requirements & restrictions apply; authorizes audited pharmacies to appeal certain findings; provides that health insurers & HMOs that transfer certain payment obligation to pharmacy benefit managers remain responsible for specified violations; provides penalty for failure to register as pharmacy benefit managers.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/5/2021 | House |
• Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee |
| 1/10/2022 | House |
• Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/12/2022 | House |
• Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee • Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee • Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 1/21/2022 | House |
• Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/25/2022 | House |
• Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee |
| 1/28/2022 | House |
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
| 2/1/2022 | House |
• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/17/2022 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022) |
| 2/24/2022 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 2/25/2022 | House |
• Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 106, NAYS 0 • Immediately certified |
| 2/25/2022 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 460 |
| 2/28/2022 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 460 |
| 3/3/2022 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 551 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for SB 1476 -SJ 551 • Read 2nd time -SJ 551 • Read 3rd time -SJ 551 • Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 551 |
| 3/3/2022 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
| 6/9/2022 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/20/2022 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 6/21/2022 |
• Chapter No. 2022-200 |
