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6 | 36 | BILL NO. 1860 By: McCortney, Taylor, Bullard, | |
7 | 37 | Burns, Garvin, Stanley, | |
8 | 38 | Pemberton, Standridge, | |
9 | 39 | Stephens, Rader, Coleman, | |
10 | 40 | Pederson, Simpson, Kidd, | |
11 | 41 | Murdock, Jech, Leewright, | |
12 | 42 | and Rogers of the Senate | |
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16 | 46 | McEntire, Olsen, Hasenbeck, | |
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22 | 51 | An Act relating to the Patient’s Right to Pharmacy | |
23 | 52 | Choice Act; amending 36 O.S. 2021, Sections 6960, | |
24 | 53 | 6961, 6962, and 6963, which relate to definitions, | |
25 | 54 | retail pharmacy network access standards, compliance | |
26 | 55 | review, and health insurer monitoring; defining | |
27 | 56 | terms; modifying definition; expanding retail | |
28 | 57 | pharmacy network access standards; prohibiting | |
29 | 58 | pharmacy benefits managers fro m requiring patient use | |
30 | 59 | affiliated pharmacy; providing for expansion of | |
31 | 60 | pharmacy network participation; prohibitin g provider | |
32 | 61 | contracts from limiting the ability of a pharmacy to | |
33 | 62 | disclose certain health car e and cost informatio n; | |
34 | 63 | providing health insurers perform ing pharmacy | |
35 | 64 | benefits management activities be responsible for | |
36 | 65 | certain conduct; modifyin g patient choices of in- | |
37 | 66 | network pharmacy; providing that pharmacy benefits | |
38 | 67 | managers not require or incentivize individuals | |
39 | 68 | through certain means; construing provision; | |
40 | 69 | repealing 36 O.S. 2021, Section 6964, which relates | |
41 | 70 | to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee s; updating | |
42 | 71 | statutory reference; and providing an effective date. | |
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50 | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKL AHOMA: | |
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52 | 103 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 36 O.S. 2021, Section 6960, is | |
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55 | 105 | Section 6960. For purposes of the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy | |
56 | 106 | Choice Act: | |
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58 | 107 | 1. “Health insurer” means any corporation, association, benefit | |
59 | 108 | society, exchange, partn ership or individual licensed by the | |
60 | 109 | Oklahoma Insurance Code; | |
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62 | 110 | 2. “Mail-order pharmacy” means a pharmacy licensed by this | |
63 | 111 | state that primarily dispenses and delivers covered drugs via common | |
64 | 112 | carrier; | |
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66 | 113 | 3. “Pharmacy benefits management” means any or all of t he | |
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69 | 115 | a. provider contract negotiation and/or provider network | |
70 | 116 | administration including decisions related to provider | |
71 | 117 | network participation status, | |
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73 | 118 | b. drug rebate contract negoti ation or drug rebate | |
74 | 119 | administration, and | |
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76 | 120 | c. claims processing which may include claim billing and | |
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79 | 122 | 4. “Pharmacy benefits manager ” or “PBM” means a person or | |
80 | 123 | entity that performs pharmacy benefits management activities and any | |
81 | 124 | other person or entity acting for such a person or entity performing | |
82 | 125 | pharmacy benefits management activities. under a contractual or | |
83 | 126 | employment relationship in the performance of pharmacy benefits | |
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84 | 154 | management for a managed -care company, nonprofit hospital, medical | |
85 | 155 | service organization, insurance company, third-party payor or a | |
86 | 156 | health program administered by a department of this state | |
87 | 157 | Notwithstanding any other provision within the Patient’s Right to | |
88 | 158 | Pharmacy Choice Act, a self-funded plan administered by an employe r | |
89 | 159 | or organized labor union who negotiates and executes all provi der | |
90 | 160 | contracts directly with a pharmacy or the pharmacy’s contracted | |
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93 | 161 | pharmacy services administrative organization, and a pharmacy | |
94 | 162 | provider who does not use a pharmacy services administrative | |
95 | 163 | organization shall not be deemed a pharmacy benefits manager of its | |
96 | 164 | own group health plan and shall not be restricted in its ability to | |
97 | 165 | design and manage its own group health plan ; | |
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99 | 166 | 4. “Pharmacy and therapeutics committee ” or “P&T committee” | |
100 | 167 | means a committee at a ho spital or a health insurance plan that | |
101 | 168 | decides which drugs will appear on that entity’s drug formulary; | |
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103 | 169 | 5. “Retail pharmacy” or “provider” means a pharmacy, as defined | |
104 | 170 | in Section 353.1 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes , licensed by | |
105 | 171 | the State Board of P harmacy or an agent or representative of a | |
106 | 172 | pharmacy; | |
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108 | 173 | 5. 6. “Retail pharmacy network” means retail pharmacy providers | |
109 | 174 | contracted with a PBM in which the pharmacy primarily fills and | |
110 | 175 | sells prescriptions via a retail, storefront location; | |
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112 | 203 | 6. 7. “Rural service area” means a five-digit ZIP code in whic h | |
113 | 204 | the population density is less than one thousand (1,000) individuals | |
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116 | 206 | 8. “Specialty drug” means prescription medication that requires | |
117 | 207 | special handling, administration, or monit oring and is used for the | |
118 | 208 | treatment of patients with serious health conditions requiring | |
119 | 209 | complex therapies. Specialty drugs shall also include drugs that | |
120 | 210 | are limited in distribution by the manu facturer and may be purchased | |
121 | 211 | only at specialty pharmacies; | |
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123 | 212 | 7. 9. “Suburban service area” means a five-digit ZIP code in | |
124 | 213 | which the population density is between one thousand (1,000) and | |
125 | 214 | three thousand (3,000) individuals per sq uare mile; and | |
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127 | 215 | 8. 10. “Urban service area” means a five-digit ZIP code in | |
128 | 216 | which the population density is greater than three thousand (3,000) | |
129 | 217 | individuals per square mile. | |
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131 | 218 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 36 O.S. 2021, Section 6961, is | |
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136 | 220 | Section 6961. A. Pharmacy be nefits managers (PBMs) shall | |
137 | 221 | comply with the following r etail pharmacy network access standards: | |
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139 | 222 | 1. At least ninety percent (90%) of covered individuals | |
140 | 223 | residing in an each urban service area live within t wo (2) miles of | |
141 | 224 | a retail pharmacy participating in the PBM’s retail pharmacy | |
142 | 225 | network; | |
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144 | 253 | 2. At least ninety percent (90%) of covered individuals | |
145 | 254 | residing in an each urban service area live within five (5) miles of | |
146 | 255 | a retail pharmacy designated as a preferred participating pharmacy | |
147 | 256 | in the PBM’s retail pharmacy network; | |
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149 | 257 | 3. At least ninety percent (90%) of covered individuals | |
150 | 258 | residing in a each suburban service area l ive within five (5) miles | |
151 | 259 | of a retail pharmacy participating in the PBM’s retail pharmacy | |
152 | 260 | network; | |
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154 | 261 | 4. At least ninety perc ent (90%) of covered individuals | |
155 | 262 | residing in a each suburban service area live within seven (7) miles | |
156 | 263 | of a retail pharmacy designated as a preferred participating | |
157 | 264 | pharmacy in the PBM’s retail pharmacy network; | |
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159 | 265 | 5. At least seventy percent (70%) of covered individuals | |
160 | 266 | residing in a each rural service area live within fifteen (15) mile s | |
161 | 267 | of a retail pharmacy participating in the PBM ’s retail pharmacy | |
162 | 268 | network; and | |
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164 | 269 | 6. At least seventy percent (70%) of covered individuals | |
165 | 270 | residing in a each rural service area li ve within eighteen (18) | |
166 | 271 | miles of a retail pharmacy designated as a preferred pa rticipating | |
167 | 272 | pharmacy in the PBM’s retail pharmacy netw ork. | |
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169 | 273 | B. Mail-order pharmacies shall not be used to meet access | |
170 | 274 | standards for retail pharmacy ne tworks. | |
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172 | 275 | C. Pharmacy benefits managers shall not r equire patients to use | |
173 | 276 | pharmacies that are directly or i ndirectly owned by the or | |
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174 | 304 | affiliated with a pharmacy benefits manager, including all regular | |
175 | 305 | prescriptions, refills or specialty drugs regardless of d ay supply. | |
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179 | 306 | D. Pharmacy benefits managers shall no t in any manner on any | |
180 | 307 | material, including but not limit ed to mail and ID cards, include | |
181 | 308 | the name of any pharm acy, hospital or other providers unless it | |
182 | 309 | specifically lists all pharmacies, hospitals and prov iders | |
183 | 310 | participating in the preferred and nonprefer red pharmacy and health | |
184 | 311 | networks. | |
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186 | 312 | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 36 O.S. 2021, Section 6962, is | |
187 | 313 | amended to read as follows: | |
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189 | 314 | Section 6962. A. The Oklahoma Insurance Department shall | |
190 | 315 | review and approve retail pharmacy net work access for all pharmacy | |
191 | 316 | benefits managers (PBMs) to ensure compliance with Section 4 of this | |
192 | 317 | act 6961 of this title. | |
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194 | 318 | B. A PBM, or an agent of a PBM, shall not: | |
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196 | 319 | 1. Cause or knowingly permit the use of advertisement, | |
197 | 320 | promotion, solicitation, represent ation, proposal or o ffer that is | |
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200 | 322 | 2. Charge a pharmacist or pharmacy a fee related to the | |
201 | 323 | adjudication of a claim, including without limitation a fee for: | |
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203 | 324 | a. the submission of a claim, | |
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205 | 325 | b. enrollment or participation in a re tail pharmacy | |
206 | 326 | network, or | |
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208 | 354 | c. the development or management of claims proces sing | |
209 | 355 | services or claims payment services related to | |
210 | 356 | participation in a retail pharmacy network; | |
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212 | 357 | 3. Reimburse a pharmacy or pharmacist in the state an amount | |
213 | 358 | less than the amount th at the PBM reimburse s a pharmacy owned by or | |
214 | 359 | under common ownership with a PBM for providing the same covered | |
215 | 360 | services. The reimb ursement amount paid to the pharmacy shall be | |
216 | 361 | equal to the reimbursement amount calculated on a per-unit basis | |
217 | 362 | using the same generic product iden tifier or generic code number | |
218 | 363 | paid to the PBM-owned or PBM-affiliated pharmacy; | |
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222 | 364 | 4. Deny a pharmacy the opport unity to participate in any form | |
223 | 365 | of pharmacy network at preferred participation status , whether in- | |
224 | 366 | network, preferred, or otherwise, if the pharmacy is willing to | |
225 | 367 | accept the terms and conditions that th e PBM has established for | |
226 | 368 | other pharmacies as a condit ion of preferred network for | |
227 | 369 | participation status in the network or networks of the pharmacy ’s | |
228 | 370 | choice; | |
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230 | 371 | 5. Deny, limit or termi nate a pharmacy’s contract based on | |
231 | 372 | employment status of any employee who h as an active license to | |
232 | 373 | dispense, despite probation st atus, with the State Board of | |
233 | 374 | Pharmacy; | |
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235 | 375 | 6. Retroactively deny or reduce reimbursement for a cove red | |
236 | 376 | service claim after return ing a paid claim res ponse as part of the | |
237 | 377 | adjudication of the claim, unless: | |
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239 | 405 | a. the original claim was submitted fraudulently, or | |
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241 | 406 | b. to correct errors identified in an audit, so long as | |
242 | 407 | the audit was conducted in compliance wit h Sections | |
243 | 408 | 356.2 and 356.3 of Title 59 of the Okla homa Statutes; | |
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246 | 410 | 7. Fail to make any payment due to a pharmacy or pharmacist for | |
247 | 411 | covered services properly rendered in the event a PBM terminates a | |
248 | 412 | pharmacy or pharmacist from a pharmacy benefits manager network. | |
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250 | 413 | C. The prohibitions under this section s hall apply to contracts | |
251 | 414 | between pharmacy benefits manag ers and pharmacists or pharmacies | |
252 | 415 | providers for participation in retail pharmacy networks. | |
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254 | 416 | 1. A PBM provider contract shall not prohibit, restrict , or | |
255 | 417 | penalize a pharmacy or pharmac ist in any way for d isclosing to an | |
256 | 418 | individual any health care information that the pharmacy or | |
257 | 419 | pharmacist deems appropriate reg arding: | |
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259 | 420 | a. not restrict, directly or indirectly, any pharmacy | |
260 | 421 | that dispenses a prescription drug f rom informing, or | |
261 | 422 | penalize such pharmacy for infor ming, an individual of | |
262 | 423 | any differential between the in dividual’s out-of- | |
263 | 424 | pocket cost or coverage with respect to acquisition of | |
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266 | 425 | the drug and the amount an individual would pay to | |
267 | 426 | purchase the drug directly the nature of treatment, | |
268 | 427 | risks, or alternatives to t he prescription drug being | |
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271 | 456 | b. ensure that any entity that provides pharmacy benefits | |
272 | 457 | management services under a contract with any such | |
273 | 458 | health plan or health insurance coverage does not, | |
274 | 459 | with respect to such plan or cover age, restrict, | |
275 | 460 | directly or indirectly, a pharmacy that dispenses a | |
276 | 461 | prescription drug from informing, or penalize such | |
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278 | 463 | differential between the individual ’s out-of-pocket | |
279 | 464 | cost under the plan or coverage wi th respect to | |
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281 | 466 | would pay for acquisition of the drug without using | |
282 | 467 | any health plan or health insurance coverage the | |
283 | 468 | availability of alternate therapies, consultations , or | |
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286 | 470 | c. the decision of utilizat ion reviewers or sim ilar | |
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289 | 472 | d. the process that is used to authorize or deny | |
290 | 473 | healthcare services and struc tures used by the health | |
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293 | 475 | 2. Provider contracts shall not prohibit a ph armacy or | |
294 | 476 | pharmacist from disc ussing information r egarding the total cost of | |
295 | 477 | pharmacist services for a prescription drug or from selling a more | |
296 | 478 | affordable alternative to the co vered person if such alternative is | |
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299 | 507 | A pharmacy benefits manager ’s contract with a participating | |
300 | 508 | pharmacist or pharmacy 3. Provider contracts shall not prohibit, | |
301 | 509 | restrict or limit disclosure of information to the Insurance | |
302 | 510 | Commissioner, law enfo rcement or state and federal governmental | |
303 | 511 | officials investigating or examining a complaint or conducting a | |
304 | 512 | review of a pharmacy be nefits manager’s compliance with the | |
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309 | 514 | 3. 4. A pharmacy benefits manager shall establish and maintain | |
310 | 515 | an electronic claim inquiry processing sys tem using the National | |
311 | 516 | Council for Prescription Drug Programs’ current standards to | |
312 | 517 | communicate information to pharmacies submitting claim inquiries. | |
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314 | 518 | SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 36 O.S. 2021, Section 6963, is | |
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317 | 520 | Section 6963. A. A hea lth insurer shall be respon sible for | |
318 | 521 | monitoring all activities carried out by, or on behalf of, the | |
319 | 522 | health insurer under the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act, and | |
320 | 523 | for ensuring that all requirements of this act Section 6958 et seq. | |
321 | 524 | of this title are met. | |
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323 | 525 | B. Whenever a health insurer performs pharmacy benefits | |
324 | 526 | management on its own behalf or contracts with another person or | |
325 | 527 | entity to perform activities required under this act pharmacy | |
326 | 528 | benefits management, the health insurer shall be responsible for | |
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328 | 557 | whom the health insurer contracts and for ensuring that the | |
329 | 558 | requirements of this act Section 6958 et seq. of this title are met. | |
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331 | 559 | C. An individual may be notifi ed at the point of sale when the | |
332 | 560 | cash price for the purchase of a prescription d rug is less than the | |
333 | 561 | individual’s copayment or coinsurance price for the purchase of the | |
334 | 562 | same prescription drug. | |
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336 | 563 | D. A health insurer or pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) shall | |
337 | 564 | not restrict an individual’s choice of in-network provider for | |
338 | 565 | prescription drugs. | |
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340 | 566 | E. 1. An individual’s A patient’s choice of in-network | |
341 | 567 | provider may include a retail an in-network pharmacy or a, whether | |
342 | 568 | that pharmacy is in a preferred or nonpreferred ne twork, a retailer | |
343 | 569 | pharmacy, mail-order pharmacy, or any other pharmacy . A health | |
344 | 570 | insurer or PBM shall not r estrict such a patient’s choice of in- | |
345 | 571 | network pharmacy providers. Such A health insurer or PBM shall not | |
346 | 572 | require or incentivize using individuals by: | |
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348 | 573 | a. using any discounts in cost-sharing or a reduction in | |
349 | 574 | copay, or the number of copays, or any other patie nt- | |
350 | 575 | copay equivalent to individuals to receive | |
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353 | 576 | prescription drugs from an individual’s choice of in- | |
354 | 577 | network pharmacy, or | |
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356 | 578 | b. using financial incentiv es to differentiate between | |
357 | 579 | in-network pharmacies, whether that pharmacy is in a | |
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358 | 607 | preferred or nonpreferred network, a retail pharmacy, | |
359 | 608 | mail order pharmacy, or any other type of pharmacy. | |
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361 | 609 | 2. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a | |
362 | 610 | person or entity participating in pharmacy benefits m anagement | |
363 | 611 | activities from directing a patient to use a specific pharmacy for | |
364 | 612 | the purchase of a specialty drug as de fined in paragraph 8 of | |
365 | 613 | Section 1 of this act in the event the patient’s chosen in-network | |
366 | 614 | pharmacy is unable to purchase and dispense the specialty drug. | |
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368 | 615 | F. A health insurer, pha rmacy or PBM shall adh ere to all | |
369 | 616 | Oklahoma laws, statutes and rules when mail ing, shipping and/or | |
370 | 617 | causing to be mailed or shipped prescription drugs into the State of | |
371 | 618 | Oklahoma this state. | |
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373 | 619 | SECTION 5. REPEALER 36 O.S. 2021, Section 6964, is | |
374 | 620 | hereby repealed. | |
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376 | 621 | SECTION 6. This act shall become eff ective November 1, 202 2. | |
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380 | - | Passed the Senate the 22nd day of March, 2022. | |
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394 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
395 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________ | |
396 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
397 | - | By: _______________________________ __ | |
398 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ | |
399 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
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402 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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405 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
406 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ | |
407 | - | day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
408 | - | By: _______________________________ __ | |
623 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, dated 04/06/2022 - | |
624 | + | DO PASS, As Coauthored. |