Revision: May 18, 2021, 11:26 a.m.
Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1
Sen. Soucy, Dist 18
May 17, 2021
2021-1529s
10/08
Floor Amendment to HB 479
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to pharmacist provider status, nicotine cessation therapy, and pharmacy benefit manager requirements.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 4 with the following:
5 New Paragraph; Managed Care Law; Provider Contracts; Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Amend RSA 420-J:8 by inserting after paragraph XVI the following new paragraph:
XVII. A pharmacy benefit manager shall not require accreditation of providers other than accreditation requirements as adopted by the New Hampshire pharmacy board or by another state or federal entity.
6 Prospective Repeal. RSA 420-J:8, XVII, relative to prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers to require providers to obtain certain accreditation, is repealed.
I. Section 6 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
II. Sections 1-4 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
2021-1529s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill includes pharmacists as providers for certain covered services including Medicaid and authorizes pharmacists to provide nicotine cessation therapy pursuant to a standing order from a physician, physician assistant, or APRN and to be reimbursed under Medicaid. The bill also prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from requiring additional accreditation of health care providers.