SB 354 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
26Apr2018... 1588h
2018 SESSION
18-2994
01/05
SENATE BILL 354
AN ACT relative to disclosure of information relative to lower cost drugs under the managed care law.
SPONSORS: Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Rep. Hennessey, Graf. 1; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill declares that a contract between an insurance carrier or pharmacy benefit manager and a contracted pharmacy shall not contain a provision prohibiting the pharmacist from providing certain information to an insured or the insurance department.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Apr2018... 1588h 18-2994
01/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to disclosure of information relative to lower cost drugs under the managed care law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Managed Care Law; Provider Contract Standards. Amend RSA 420-J:8 by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraph:
XVI. No contract between an insurance carrier or pharmacy benefit manager and a contracted pharmacy shall contain a provision prohibiting divulgence to a covered person or the insurance department relative to monetary matters which would prove beneficial in lowering costs to such covered person.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 22, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 22, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 11, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| April 17, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| April 18, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 26, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
: Conference Committee Report: Not Filed
May 15, 2018: Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/15/2018, 03:00 pm, Room 100, SH
May 10, 2018: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, Luneau, Plumer, Schwaegler 05/10/2018
May 10, 2018: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Hunt): MA VV 05/10/2018
May 2, 2018: Sen. Innis Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Sen. Innis Withdraws motion to Concur with the House Amendment; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
April 26, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1588h: MA VV 04/26/2018
April 26, 2018: Amendment # 2018-1588h: AA VV 04/26/2018
April 26, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1588h (NT) for 04/26/2018 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 16 P. 4
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1588h (NT) (Vote 19-0; CC)
April 18, 2018: Executive Session: 04/18/2018 LOB 302
April 18, 2018: ==CONTINUED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/18/2018 10:00 AM LOB 302
April 17, 2018: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/17/2018 01:30 PM LOB 302
April 17, 2018: ==RECESSED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/17/2018 10:00 AM LOB 304
April 11, 2018: Public Hearing: 04/11/2018 10:30 AM LOB 302
March 22, 2018: Introduced 03/22/2018 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 10 P. 52
March 21, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/21/2018; SJ 9
March 22, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/22/2018; SC 13
March 21, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2018; SC 13
March 22, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/22/2018; SC 13
Feb. 13, 2018: Hearing: 02/13/2018, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 6
Jan. 3, 2018: To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1