The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 130 Original 2018 Regular Session Mills
Proposed law requires Medicaid pharmacy benefit manager contracts to be limited to a set per
transaction rate for every pharmacy claim paid. Proposed law prohibits pharmacy benefit managers
from retaining federal drug rebates or "spread pricing" amounts in excess of what they paid the
pharmacist.
Proposed law requires the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to amend current contracts to
comply with these provisions. Proposed law requires LDH to terminate the contract of any managed
care organization or pharmacy benefit manager who does not wish to adhere to these contract
provisions and issue a request for proposal to other pharmacy benefit managers.
Proposed law requires LDH, after August 1, 2018, to issue separate requests for proposal for a single
pharmacy benefit manager upon subsequently issuing requests for proposal for Mediciad managed
care organizations. Proposed law allows LDH to issue a requests for proposal for a single pharmacy
benefit manager sooner so long as it complies with the Louisiana Procurement Code and the
contracting requirements of proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 39:1648)