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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2017 Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 29Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianDecember 05, 2016 An act to add Division 121 (commencing with Section 152000) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to pharmacy benefit managers.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 29, as amended, Nazarian. Pharmacy benefit managers. Existing law requires a pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowable cost basis to provide the contracting pharmacy with specified information regarding the data used to determine the maximum allowable cost of a drug. This bill would require, except as provided, a pharmacy benefit manager to disclose certain information to a purchaser or prospective purchaser, including, among other things, the aggregate amount of rebates, retrospective utilization discounts, and other income that the pharmacy benefit manager would receive from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with drug benefits related to the purchaser or prospective purchaser. The bill would excuse a pharmacy benefit manager from making these disclosures unless the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees to keep any proprietary information disclosed to it pursuant to these provisions confidential, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Division 121 (commencing with Section 152000) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:DIVISION 121. Pharmacy Benefit Management152000. For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims.(c) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer.(d)Prospective purchaser means a person to whom a pharmacy benefit manager offers to provide pharmacy benefit management services.(e)(d) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services.152001. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following:(a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. (b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser.(d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser.(e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser.(f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits.152002.A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a prospective purchaser, in writing, all of the following:(a)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. (b)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c)The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from pharmaceutical manufacturers or labelers in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager.(d)Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the prospective purchaser.(e)Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. 152003. Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required Sections 152001 and 152002 in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser or prospective purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. 152004. All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2017 Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 29Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianDecember 05, 2016 An act to add Division 121 (commencing with Section 152000) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to pharmacy benefit managers.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 29, as amended, Nazarian. Pharmacy benefit managers. Existing law requires a pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowable cost basis to provide the contracting pharmacy with specified information regarding the data used to determine the maximum allowable cost of a drug. This bill would require, except as provided, a pharmacy benefit manager to disclose certain information to a purchaser or prospective purchaser, including, among other things, the aggregate amount of rebates, retrospective utilization discounts, and other income that the pharmacy benefit manager would receive from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with drug benefits related to the purchaser or prospective purchaser. The bill would excuse a pharmacy benefit manager from making these disclosures unless the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees to keep any proprietary information disclosed to it pursuant to these provisions confidential, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO | |
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| 17 | 16 | Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian | |
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| 19 | + | An act to add Division 121 (commencing with Section 152000) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. | |
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| 26 | 25 | AB 29, as amended, Nazarian. Pharmacy benefit managers. | |
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| 28 | - | Existing law requires a pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowable cost basis to provide the contracting pharmacy with specified information regarding the data used to determine the maximum allowable cost of a drug. This bill would require, except as provided, a pharmacy benefit manager to disclose certain information to a purchaser, including, among other things, the aggregate amount of rebates, retrospective utilization discounts, and other income that the pharmacy benefit manager would receive from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with drug benefits related to the purchaser. The bill would excuse a pharmacy benefit manager from making these disclosures unless the purchaser agrees to keep any proprietary information disclosed to it pursuant to these provisions confidential, as specified. | |
| 27 | + | Existing law requires a pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowable cost basis to provide the contracting pharmacy with specified information regarding the data used to determine the maximum allowable cost of a drug. This bill would require, except as provided, a pharmacy benefit manager to disclose certain information to a purchaser or prospective purchaser, including, among other things, the aggregate amount of rebates, retrospective utilization discounts, and other income that the pharmacy benefit manager would receive from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with drug benefits related to the purchaser or prospective purchaser. The bill would excuse a pharmacy benefit manager from making these disclosures unless the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees to keep any proprietary information disclosed to it pursuant to these provisions confidential, as specified. | |
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| 30 | 29 | Existing law requires a pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowable cost basis to provide the contracting pharmacy with specified information regarding the data used to determine the maximum allowable cost of a drug. | |
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| 32 | - | This bill would require, except as provided, a pharmacy benefit manager to disclose certain information to a purchaser, including, among other things, the aggregate amount of rebates, retrospective utilization discounts, and other income that the pharmacy benefit manager would receive from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with drug benefits related to the purchaser. The bill would excuse a pharmacy benefit manager from making these disclosures unless the purchaser agrees to keep any proprietary information disclosed to it pursuant to these provisions confidential, as specified. | |
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| 34 | - | Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. | |
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| 36 | - | This bill would require pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by the department and would require a pharmacy benefit manager to report to the department, on a quarterly basis, regarding its compliance with the standards provided by the act. The bill would require the department to develop the application forms and standards for determining eligibility for a pharmacy benefit manager license and would require the department to set the licensing fee, as provided. The bill would also provide the department with the authority to enforce the provisions of the act and would make a willful violation of the bills provisions by a pharmacy benefit manager a crime. Because a willful violation of the bills provisions by a pharmacy benefit manager would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. | |
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| 38 | - | The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. | |
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| 40 | - | This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. | |
| 31 | + | This bill would require, except as provided, a pharmacy benefit manager to disclose certain information to a purchaser or prospective purchaser, including, among other things, the aggregate amount of rebates, retrospective utilization discounts, and other income that the pharmacy benefit manager would receive from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with drug benefits related to the purchaser or prospective purchaser. The bill would excuse a pharmacy benefit manager from making these disclosures unless the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees to keep any proprietary information disclosed to it pursuant to these provisions confidential, as specified. | |
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| 46 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. | |
| 37 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Division 121 (commencing with Section 152000) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:DIVISION 121. Pharmacy Benefit Management152000. For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims.(c) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer.(d)Prospective purchaser means a person to whom a pharmacy benefit manager offers to provide pharmacy benefit management services.(e)(d) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services.152001. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following:(a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. (b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser.(d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser.(e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser.(f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits.152002.A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a prospective purchaser, in writing, all of the following:(a)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. (b)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c)The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from pharmaceutical manufacturers or labelers in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager.(d)Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the prospective purchaser.(e)Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. 152003. Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required Sections 152001 and 152002 in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser or prospective purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. 152004. All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
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| 48 | 39 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 50 | 41 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 43 | + | SECTION 1. Division 121 (commencing with Section 152000) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:DIVISION 121. Pharmacy Benefit Management152000. For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims.(c) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer.(d)Prospective purchaser means a person to whom a pharmacy benefit manager offers to provide pharmacy benefit management services.(e)(d) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services.152001. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following:(a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. (b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser.(d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser.(e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser.(f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits.152002.A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a prospective purchaser, in writing, all of the following:(a)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. (b)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c)The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from pharmaceutical manufacturers or labelers in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager.(d)Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the prospective purchaser.(e)Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. 152003. Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required Sections 152001 and 152002 in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser or prospective purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. 152004. All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
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| 45 | + | SECTION 1. Division 121 (commencing with Section 152000) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: | |
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| 49 | + | DIVISION 121. Pharmacy Benefit Management152000. For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims.(c) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer.(d)Prospective purchaser means a person to whom a pharmacy benefit manager offers to provide pharmacy benefit management services.(e)(d) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services.152001. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following:(a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. (b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser.(d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser.(e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser.(f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits.152002.A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a prospective purchaser, in writing, all of the following:(a)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. (b)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c)The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from pharmaceutical manufacturers or labelers in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager.(d)Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the prospective purchaser.(e)Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. 152003. Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required Sections 152001 and 152002 in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser or prospective purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. 152004. All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
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| 51 | + | DIVISION 121. Pharmacy Benefit Management152000. For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims.(c) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer.(d)Prospective purchaser means a person to whom a pharmacy benefit manager offers to provide pharmacy benefit management services.(e)(d) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services.152001. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following:(a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. (b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser.(d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser.(e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser.(f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits.152002.A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a prospective purchaser, in writing, all of the following:(a)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. (b)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c)The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from pharmaceutical manufacturers or labelers in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager.(d)Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the prospective purchaser.(e)Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. 152003. Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required Sections 152001 and 152002 in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser or prospective purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. 152004. All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
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| 57 | + | 152000. For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims.(c) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer.(d)Prospective purchaser means a person to whom a pharmacy benefit manager offers to provide pharmacy benefit management services.(e)(d) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services. | |
| 67 | 58 | ||
| 68 | 59 | ||
| 69 | 60 | ||
| 70 | - | ||
| 61 | + | 152000. For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply: | |
| 71 | 62 | ||
| 72 | - | (a) | |
| 63 | + | (a) Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. | |
| 73 | 64 | ||
| 74 | - | (b) | |
| 65 | + | (b) Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims. | |
| 75 | 66 | ||
| 76 | - | (c) Pharmacy benefit | |
| 67 | + | (c) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer. | |
| 77 | 68 | ||
| 78 | - | (d) Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer. | |
| 79 | - | ||
| 80 | - | (e) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services. | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 82 | - | 1399.881. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following:(a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser.(b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser.(d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser.(e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser.(f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. | |
| 69 | + | (d)Prospective purchaser means a person to whom a pharmacy benefit manager offers to provide pharmacy benefit management services. | |
| 83 | 70 | ||
| 84 | 71 | ||
| 85 | 72 | ||
| 86 | - | 1399.881. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following: | |
| 73 | + | (e) | |
| 74 | + | ||
| 75 | + | ||
| 76 | + | ||
| 77 | + | (d) Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services. | |
| 78 | + | ||
| 79 | + | 152001. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following:(a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. (b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs.(c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser.(d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser.(e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser.(f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. | |
| 80 | + | ||
| 81 | + | ||
| 82 | + | ||
| 83 | + | 152001. A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following: | |
| 87 | 84 | ||
| 88 | 85 | (a) The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. | |
| 89 | 86 | ||
| 90 | 87 | (b) The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs. | |
| 91 | 88 | ||
| 92 | 89 | (c) The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser. | |
| 93 | 90 | ||
| 94 | 91 | (d) Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser. | |
| 95 | 92 | ||
| 96 | 93 | (e) Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser. | |
| 97 | 94 | ||
| 98 | 95 | (f) Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. | |
| 99 | 96 | ||
| 100 | - | 1399.882. (a) Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required in Section 1399.881 unless and until the purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes.(b) All disclosures made pursuant to this article shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
| 97 | + | ||
| 98 | + | ||
| 99 | + | A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a prospective purchaser, in writing, all of the following: | |
| 101 | 100 | ||
| 102 | 101 | ||
| 103 | 102 | ||
| 104 | - | 1399.882. (a) Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required in Section 1399.881 unless and until the purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. | |
| 105 | - | ||
| 106 | - | (b) All disclosures made pursuant to this article shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
| 107 | - | ||
| 108 | - | 1399.883. A pharmacy benefit manager shall report to the department, on a quarterly basis, regarding its compliance with the standards set forth in this article in a manner to be determined by the department. | |
| 103 | + | (a)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. | |
| 109 | 104 | ||
| 110 | 105 | ||
| 111 | 106 | ||
| 112 | - | 1399.883. A pharmacy benefit manager shall report to the department, on a quarterly basis, regarding its compliance with the standards set forth in this article in a manner to be determined by the department. | |
| 113 | - | ||
| 114 | - | 1399.884. (a) The department has the authority to enforce the provisions of this article, including the authority to adopt, amend, or repeal any rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may be necessary for the protection of the public and to implement this article.(b) The penalties set forth in Section 1390 apply to this article. | |
| 107 | + | (b)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs. | |
| 115 | 108 | ||
| 116 | 109 | ||
| 117 | 110 | ||
| 118 | - | 1399.884. (a) The department has the authority to enforce the provisions of this article, including the authority to adopt, amend, or repeal any rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may be necessary for the protection of the public and to implement this article. | |
| 119 | - | ||
| 120 | - | (b) The penalties set forth in Section 1390 apply to this article. | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | 1399.885. (a) A pharmacy benefit manager shall obtain a license from the department in order to conduct business as a pharmacy benefit manager in this state.(b) The department shall develop the application forms and standards for determining eligibility for a pharmacy benefit manager license.(c) The department shall set a fee for the license required by this article. The license fee shall not exceed the actual costs incurred by the department in carrying out its duties under this article.(d) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probational status a pharmacy benefit managers license if the applicant or licensee does not comply with the eligibility standards or the provisions of this article. | |
| 111 | + | (c)The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager estimates it would receive, directly or indirectly, from pharmaceutical manufacturers or labelers in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the prospective purchaser, if that prospective purchaser were to contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. | |
| 123 | 112 | ||
| 124 | 113 | ||
| 125 | 114 | ||
| 126 | - | 1399.885. (a) A pharmacy benefit manager shall obtain a license from the department in order to conduct business as a pharmacy benefit manager in this state. | |
| 127 | - | ||
| 128 | - | (b) The department shall develop the application forms and standards for determining eligibility for a pharmacy benefit manager license. | |
| 129 | - | ||
| 130 | - | (c) The department shall set a fee for the license required by this article. The license fee shall not exceed the actual costs incurred by the department in carrying out its duties under this article.(d) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probational status a pharmacy benefit managers license if the applicant or licensee does not comply with the eligibility standards or the provisions of this article. | |
| 131 | - | ||
| 132 | - | (d) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probational status a pharmacy benefit managers license if the applicant or licensee does not comply with the eligibility standards or the provisions of this article. | |
| 133 | - | ||
| 134 | - | SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. | |
| 135 | - | ||
| 136 | - | SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. | |
| 137 | - | ||
| 138 | - | SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. | |
| 139 | - | ||
| 140 | - | ### SEC. 2. | |
| 115 | + | (d)Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the prospective purchaser. | |
| 141 | 116 | ||
| 142 | 117 | ||
| 143 | 118 | ||
| 119 | + | (e)Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. | |
| 144 | 120 | ||
| 145 | 121 | ||
| 146 | 122 | ||
| 147 | - | ||
| 148 | - | For the purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply: | |
| 123 | + | 152003. Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required Sections 152001 and 152002 in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser or prospective purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. | |
| 149 | 124 | ||
| 150 | 125 | ||
| 151 | 126 | ||
| 152 | - | (a)Labeler means a person who receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 207.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. | |
| 127 | + | 152003. Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required Sections 152001 and 152002 in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser or prospective purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser or prospective purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. | |
| 128 | + | ||
| 129 | + | 152004. All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
| 153 | 130 | ||
| 154 | 131 | ||
| 155 | 132 | ||
| 156 | - | (b)Pharmacy benefit management means the administration or management of prescription drug benefits. Pharmacy benefit management shall include the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within this state, the processing of prescription drug claims, and the administration of payments related to prescription drug claims. | |
| 157 | - | ||
| 158 | - | ||
| 159 | - | ||
| 160 | - | (c)Pharmacy benefit manager means a person, business, or other entity described in subdivision (j) of Section 4430 of the Business and Professions Code, except that it shall not include a health care service plan or health insurer if the health care service plan or health insurer offers or provides pharmacy benefit management services and if those services are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer, nor shall it include an affiliate, subsidiary, or other related entity of the health care service plan or health insurer that would otherwise qualify as a pharmacy benefit manager as long as the services offered or provided by the related entity are offered or provided only to enrollees, subscribers, policyholders, or insureds who are also covered by the health benefits offered or provided by that health care service plan or health insurer. | |
| 161 | - | ||
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | ||
| 164 | - | (d)Purchaser means a person who enters into an agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager for the provision of pharmacy benefit management services. | |
| 165 | - | ||
| 166 | - | ||
| 167 | - | ||
| 168 | - | ||
| 169 | - | ||
| 170 | - | A pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose to a purchaser, in writing and no less frequently than on a quarterly basis, all of the following: | |
| 171 | - | ||
| 172 | - | ||
| 173 | - | ||
| 174 | - | (a)The aggregate amount of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. | |
| 175 | - | ||
| 176 | - | ||
| 177 | - | ||
| 178 | - | (b)The aggregate amount for each therapeutic class of all rebates and other retrospective utilization discounts that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler for each therapeutic class of drugs related to prescription drug benefits specific to the purchaser. A therapeutic class shall include at least two drugs. | |
| 179 | - | ||
| 180 | - | ||
| 181 | - | ||
| 182 | - | (c)The nature, type, and amount of all other revenue that the pharmacy benefit manager receives, directly or indirectly, from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or labeler in connection with prescription drug benefits related to the purchaser. | |
| 183 | - | ||
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | ||
| 186 | - | (d)Prescription drug utilization information related to utilization by the purchasers enrollees or insureds or the aggregate utilization data that is not specific to an individual consumer, prescriber, or purchaser. | |
| 187 | - | ||
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | ||
| 190 | - | (e)Administrative or other fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager to the purchaser. | |
| 191 | - | ||
| 192 | - | ||
| 193 | - | ||
| 194 | - | (f)Arrangements with prescribing providers, medical groups, individual practice associations, pharmacists, or other entities that are associated with activities of the pharmacy benefit manager to encourage formulary compliance or otherwise manage prescription drug benefits. | |
| 195 | - | ||
| 196 | - | ||
| 197 | - | ||
| 198 | - | ||
| 199 | - | ||
| 200 | - | Except for utilization information, a pharmacy benefit manager need not make the disclosures required in Section 152001 unless and until the purchaser agrees, in writing, to maintain as confidential any proprietary information. That agreement may provide for equitable and legal remedies in the event of a violation of the agreement. That agreement may also include persons or entities with whom the purchaser contracts to provide consultation regarding pharmacy services. Proprietary information includes trade secrets, and information on pricing, costs, revenues, taxes, market share, negotiating strategies, customers, and personnel held by a pharmacy benefit manager and used for its business purposes. | |
| 201 | - | ||
| 202 | - | ||
| 203 | - | ||
| 204 | - | ||
| 205 | - | ||
| 206 | - | All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). | |
| 133 | + | 152004. All disclosures made pursuant to this division shall comply with the privacy standards of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)(HIPAA). |