HB 203: Access to Pharmacies and Prescription Drugs Under Insurance and Pharmacy Benefit Managers Policies
GENERAL BILL by Gonzalez Pittman
Access to Pharmacies and Prescription Drugs Under Insurance and Pharmacy Benefit Managers Policies; Requires OIR to examine pharmacy benefit managers to ascertain compliance with specified laws; requires PBMs to have standard contracts with pharmacies; prohibits PBMs from denying pharmacies & pharmacists right to participate as contract providers; authorizes persons & entities to bring actions & injunctive relief; prohibits PBMs from engaging in acts against patients; prohibits health insurers & PBMs from engaging in acts relating to covered clinician-administered drugs.
Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/13/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/25/2023 | House |
• Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Referred to Appropriations Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee |
| 3/7/2023 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 5/5/2023 | House |
• Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee |
