Bill Text - HB1746 (2018)

Relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.


Revision: May 30, 2018, 11:40 a.m.

CHAPTER 92

HB 1746-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

6Mar2018... 0692h

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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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits certain practices of pharmacy benefit managers until June 30, 2020.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

6Mar2018... 0692h 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:

 

92:1  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 of providers other than requirements set forth by the New Hampshire pharmacy board or other state or federal entity.

92:2  Repeal.  RSA 420-J:8, XV(d), relative to prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers to require providers to obtain certain accreditation, is repealed.

92:3  Effective Date.

I.  Section 2 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2020.

II.  The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

Approved: May 25, 2018

Effective Date:

I. Section 2 shall take effect June 30, 2020

II. Remainder shall take effect May 25, 2018