Revision: Nov. 20, 2017, 8:45 a.m.
HB 1746-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2162
01/03
HOUSE BILL 1746-FN
AN ACT relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hennessey, Graf. 1; Rep. Lundgren, Rock. 5; Rep. D. Sullivan, Hills. 8; Rep. Butler, Carr. 7; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits certain practices of pharmacy benefit managers.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2162
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Managed Care Law; Provider Contracts; Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Amend RSA 420-J:8, XV by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:
(d) A pharmacy benefit manager shall not require accreditation, credentialing, or licensing of providers other than by the New Hampshire pharmacy board or other state or federal entity.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
18-2162
11/16/17
HB 1746-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill would make permanent a provision of managed care law provider contract requirements that prohibits a pharmacy benefit manager from requiring accreditation, credentialing, or licensing of providers other than by the New Hampshire Pharmacy Board or other state or federal entity. The same provision is schedule for repeal effective May 1, 2018 (Ch. 223:2, Laws of 2017). The Insurance Department cannot predict what impact, if any, this will have on health insurance premiums paid by state, county or local governments.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Insurance Department and Office of Professional Licensure and Certification