Richard Pan
- Democratic
Author
Existing federal law requires the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with each manufacturer of covered outpatient drugs to ensure the amount a covered entity is required to pay for those drugs does not exceed the average manufacturer price of the drug under the federal Medicaid program. Existing state law requires a covered entity to dispense only drugs subject to these federal pricing requirements to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Existing law defines a "covered entity" to include a federally qualified health center and entities receiving specified grants and federal funding. This bill would prohibit a pharmacy benefit manager from discriminating against a covered entity or its pharmacy in connection with dispensing a drug subject to federal pricing requirements or preventing a covered entity from retaining the benefit of discounted pricing for those drugs. The bill would prohibit a drug manufacturer that is subject to federal pricing requirements from imposing preconditions, limitations, delays, or other barriers to the purchase of covered drugs that are not required under federal law or regulations.
June 28 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 3837.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3203.) (March 23).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Set for hearing March 23.
From printer.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB939 | HTML |
| 02/08/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/15/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/15/22 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/21/22- Senate Health | |
| 03/30/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/25/22- Assembly Health |
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