Senate Bill S3930

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2008
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง279, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4664, A809
2013-2014: S1086, A5352
2015-2016: A2312
2017-2018: A2661

2009-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs to be dispensed to patients, or the administration or management of prescription drug benefits; sets forth definitions; provides for funds received by a pharmacy benefit manager to be received by the pharmacy in trust for the health plan or provider and provides for accountability of such funds.

2009-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3930

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DUANE, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  pharmacy  benefit
  managers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
279 to read as follows:
  S  279.  PHARMACY  BENEFIT MANAGERS. 1. DEFINITIONS.   AS USED IN THIS
SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "HEALTH PLAN OR PROVIDER" MEANS AN ENTITY  FOR  WHICH  A  PHARMACY
BENEFIT  MANAGER PROVIDES PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO: (I) A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN OR  OTHER  ENTITY  THAT  APPROVES,
PROVIDES, ARRANGES FOR, OR PAYS FOR HEALTH CARE ITEMS OR SERVICES, UNDER
WHICH  PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS FOR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ENTITY ARE PURCHASED
OR WHICH PROVIDES OR ARRANGES REIMBURSEMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR  THE
PURCHASE  OF  PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS;  OR  (II)  A  HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR
PROFESSIONAL,  INCLUDING  A  STATE  OR  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  ENTITY,  THAT
ACQUIRES  PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO USE OR DISPENSE IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE
TO PATIENTS.
  (B) "PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT" MEANS  THE  SERVICE  PROVIDED  TO  A
HEALTH  PLAN  OR PROVIDER, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ANOTHER ENTITY, INCLUDING
THE PROCUREMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO BE DISPENSED  TO  PATIENTS,  OR
THE  ADMINISTRATION OR MANAGEMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS, INCLUD-
ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) MAIL SERVICE PHARMACY;
  (II) CLAIMS PROCESSING,  RETAIL  NETWORK  MANAGEMENT,  OR  PAYMENT  OF
CLAIMS TO PHARMACIES FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;
  (III)  CLINICAL  OR OTHER FORMULARY OR PREFERRED DRUG LIST DEVELOPMENT
OR MANAGEMENT;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00359-04-9

              

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