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.