CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 587Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 14, 2017 An act to amend Section 14980 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 587, as introduced, Chiu. State government: prescription drugs.Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis with manufacturers and suppliers of single-source or multisource drugs and to obtain from those manufacturers and suppliers, discounts, rebates, or refunds based on quantities purchased insofar as permissible under federal law. Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to explore additional strategies for managing prescription drug costs.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.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. Section 14980 of the Government Code is amended to read:14980. The department may explore investigate additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 587Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 14, 2017 An act to amend Section 14980 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 587, as introduced, Chiu. State government: prescription drugs.Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis with manufacturers and suppliers of single-source or multisource drugs and to obtain from those manufacturers and suppliers, discounts, rebates, or refunds based on quantities purchased insofar as permissible under federal law. Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to explore additional strategies for managing prescription drug costs.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 587
Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 14, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Chiu
February 14, 2017
An act to amend Section 14980 of the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 587, as introduced, Chiu. State government: prescription drugs.
Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis with manufacturers and suppliers of single-source or multisource drugs and to obtain from those manufacturers and suppliers, discounts, rebates, or refunds based on quantities purchased insofar as permissible under federal law. Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to explore additional strategies for managing prescription drug costs.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis with manufacturers and suppliers of single-source or multisource drugs and to obtain from those manufacturers and suppliers, discounts, rebates, or refunds based on quantities purchased insofar as permissible under federal law. Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to explore additional strategies for managing prescription drug costs.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14980 of the Government Code is amended to read:14980. The department may explore investigate additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14980 of the Government Code is amended to read:14980. The department may explore investigate additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.
SECTION 1. Section 14980 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
14980. The department may explore investigate additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.
14980. The department may explore investigate additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.
14980. The department may explore investigate additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.
14980. The department may explore investigate additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:
(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.
(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.
(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.