THE SENATE
THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair
Senator Stanley Chang, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020

DATE:

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2280
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from engaging in self-serving business practices.  Replaces registration requirement with license requirement for pharmacy benefit managers.  Increases pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements to the insurance commissioner.  Increases application and renewal fees and penalties for failure to renew a license.

CPH, JDC

SB2276
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Requires drug manufacturers to notify prescription drug benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers if a proposed increase in the wholesale price of certain drugs would result in a sixteen per cent or more price increase over a two year period.  Requires the drug manufacturer to identify and report to the insurance commissioner information on certain drugs whose wholesale acquisition cost increases by a certain amount during a specified time frame.  Imposes fines.

CPH, JDC

SB2278
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Establishes disclosure and consent requirements for nonparticipating health care providers.  Prohibits nonparticipating health care providers from balance billing patients in specific circumstances.  Establishes rate calculation requirements for reimbursement of nonparticipating providers.

CPH, JDC

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.