Andria L. Bennett
- Democratic
Primary
This Act establishes that a contract between a pharmacy benefits manager and a pharmacy may not prohibit a pharmacy or pharmacist from doing any of the following: (1) Providing an insured with information regarding the retail price of a prescription drug or the amount of the cost share for which the insured is responsible for a prescription drug. (2) Discussing with an insured information regarding the retail price of a prescription drug or the amount of the cost share for which the insured is responsible for a prescription drug. (3) If a more affordable, therapeutically equivalent prescription drug is available, selling the more affordable, therapeutically equivalent prescription drug to the insured. In some cases, contracts between pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacies have provisions that prohibit pharmacies or pharmacist from informing consumers that they have options related to a prescription drug they want to buy and that the prescription drug could be purchased at a lower cost if the consumer paid out of pocket rather than through their health insurance plan. These provisions are often known as “gag clauses.” At least 7 states have enacted laws prohibiting these “gag clauses.”
Signed by Governor
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
Rules Suspended in Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
Amendment HA 1 to HB 425 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Amendment HA 1 to HB 425 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
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