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33 | + | 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) | |
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6 | 36 | BILL NO. 821 By: McCortney, Murdock, Kidd, | |
7 | 37 | Pemberton, Stephens, Garvin, | |
8 | 38 | Stanley, Bullard, Rogers, | |
9 | 39 | Standridge, Hicks, Weaver, | |
10 | 40 | Jett, Dugger, Simpson, | |
11 | 41 | Hamilton, Hall, Jech, Taylor , | |
12 | 42 | Boren, Pederson, Allen, | |
13 | 43 | Coleman, Burns, Bergstrom , | |
14 | 44 | Dossett (J.J.) and Dossett | |
15 | 45 | (J.A.) of the Senate | |
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19 | 49 | McEntire, Moore, Frix, Greg o, | |
20 | 50 | Pae, Boles, Davis, Marti, | |
21 | 51 | Dempsey, Hilbert, Olsen, | |
22 | 52 | Phillips, Johns, Humphrey, | |
23 | - | Sterling, Fugate, West | |
24 | - | (Tammy), Kerbs, Vancuren, | |
25 | - | Gann, Smith, McBride, | |
26 | - | Hasenbeck, Roe, Dobrinski, | |
27 | - | Kendrix, Caldwell (Chad ), | |
28 | - | Ranson, Hardin (David), | |
53 | + | Sterling, Fugate, West (Tammy), | |
54 | + | Kerbs, Vancuren, Gann, Smith, | |
55 | + | McBride, Hasenbeck, Roe, | |
56 | + | Dobrinski, Kendrix, Caldwell | |
57 | + | (Chad), Ranson, Hardin (David), | |
29 | 58 | Fetgatter, O'Donnell, Virgin, | |
30 | - | May, Roberts (Dustin), | |
31 | - | Newton, Lowe (Dick), Talley, | |
32 | - | Randleman, West (Josh), | |
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38 | - | Walke, Cruz, Wallace, Echols, | |
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52 | 103 | An Act relating to the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy | |
53 | 104 | Choice Act; amending Section 3, Chapter 426, O.S.L. | |
54 | 105 | 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6960), which | |
55 | 106 | relates to definitions; adding d efinitions of | |
56 | 107 | pharmacy benefits management and retail pharmacy; | |
57 | 108 | modifying definitions; amending Section 4, Chapter | |
58 | 109 | 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6961), | |
59 | 110 | which relates to retail pharmacy network access | |
60 | 111 | standards; specifying access standards; modifying | |
61 | 112 | prohibition on pharmacy benefit managers; amending | |
62 | 113 | Section 5, Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. | |
63 | 114 | 2020, Section 6962), which relates to compliance | |
64 | 115 | review; modifying certain contract restrictions; | |
65 | 116 | updating statutory reference; amending Section 6, | |
66 | 117 | Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section | |
67 | 118 | 6963), which relates to health insurer monitoring; | |
68 | 119 | modifying certain prohibitions on health insurers and | |
69 | 120 | pharmacy benefit managers ; conforming language; | |
70 | 121 | repealing Section 7, Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36 | |
71 | 122 | O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6964), which relates to | |
72 | 123 | health insurer formularies; and providing an | |
73 | 124 | effective date. | |
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77 | - | SUBJECT: Patient's Right to Pharmac y Choice Act | |
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79 | 129 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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81 | 130 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 426, O.S.L. | |
82 | 131 | 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6960), is amended to read as | |
83 | 132 | follows: | |
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85 | 133 | Section 6960. For purposes of the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy | |
86 | 134 | Choice Act: | |
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88 | 135 | 1. “Health insurer” means any corporation, association, benefit | |
89 | 136 | society, exchange, partnership or individual lic ensed by the | |
90 | 137 | Oklahoma Insurance Code; | |
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94 | 165 | 2. “Mail-order pharmacy” means a pharmacy licensed by this | |
95 | 166 | state that primarily dispenses and delivers covered drugs via common | |
96 | 167 | carrier; | |
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98 | 168 | 3. “Pharmacy benefits management ” means any or all of the | |
99 | 169 | following activities: | |
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101 | 170 | a. provider contract negotiation and/or provider network | |
102 | 171 | administration including decisions related to provider | |
103 | 172 | network participation status, | |
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105 | 173 | b. drug rebate contract negotiation or drug rebate | |
106 | 174 | administration, and | |
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108 | 175 | c. claims processing which may include cla im billing and | |
109 | 176 | payment services; | |
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111 | 177 | 4. “Pharmacy benefits manager ” or “PBM” means a person or | |
112 | 178 | entity that performs pharmacy benefits management activities and any | |
113 | 179 | other person or entity acting for such a person or entity performing | |
114 | 180 | pharmacy benefits manageme nt activities under a contractual or | |
115 | 181 | employment relationship in the performance of pharmacy benefits | |
116 | 182 | management for a managed -care company, nonprofit hospital, medical | |
117 | 183 | service organization, insurance company, third -party payor or a | |
118 | 184 | health program administe red by a department of this state ; | |
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120 | 185 | 4. “Pharmacy and therapeutics committee ” or “P&T committee” | |
121 | 186 | means a committee at a hospital or a health insurance plan that | |
122 | 187 | decides which drugs will appear on that entity ’s drug formulary; | |
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124 | 215 | 5. “Retail pharmacy” or “provider” means a pharmacy, as defined | |
125 | 216 | in Section 353.1 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes licensed by | |
126 | 217 | the State Board of Pharmacy or an agent or representative of a | |
127 | 218 | pharmacy; | |
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129 | 219 | 5. 6. “Retail pharmacy network ” means retail pharmacy providers | |
130 | 220 | contracted with a PBM in which the pharmacy primarily fills and | |
131 | 221 | sells prescriptions via a retail, storefront location; | |
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135 | 222 | 6. 7. “Rural service area” means a five-digit ZIP code in which | |
136 | 223 | the population density is less than one thousand (1,000) individuals | |
137 | 224 | per square mile; | |
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139 | 225 | 7. 8. “Suburban service area ” means a five-digit ZIP code in | |
140 | 226 | which the population density is between one thousand (1,000) and | |
141 | 227 | three thousand (3,000) individuals per square mile; and | |
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143 | 228 | 8. 9. “Urban service area” means a five-digit ZIP code in which | |
144 | 229 | the population density is greater than three thousand (3,000) | |
145 | 230 | individuals per square mile. | |
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147 | 231 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 426, O.S.L. | |
148 | 232 | 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6961), is amended to read as | |
149 | 233 | follows: | |
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151 | 234 | Section 6961. A. Pharmac y benefits managers (PBMs) shall | |
152 | 235 | comply with the following retail pharmacy network access standards: | |
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154 | 236 | 1. At least ninety percent (90%) of covered individuals | |
155 | 237 | residing in an each urban service area live within two (2) miles of | |
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156 | 265 | a retail pharmacy participatin g in the PBM’s retail pharmacy | |
157 | 266 | network; | |
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159 | 267 | 2. At least ninety percent (90%) of covered individuals | |
160 | 268 | residing in an each urban service area live within five (5) miles of | |
161 | 269 | a retail pharmacy designated as a preferred participating pharmacy | |
162 | 270 | in the PBM’s retail pharmacy network; | |
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164 | 271 | 3. At least ninety percent (90%) of covered individuals | |
165 | 272 | residing in a each suburban service area live within five (5) miles | |
166 | 273 | of a retail pharmacy participating in the PBM ’s retail pharmacy | |
167 | 274 | network; | |
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169 | 275 | 4. At least ninety percent (90%) of covere d individuals | |
170 | 276 | residing in a each suburban service area live within seven (7) miles | |
171 | 277 | of a retail pharmacy designated as a preferred participating | |
172 | 278 | pharmacy in the PBM’s retail pharmacy network; | |
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174 | 279 | 5. At least seventy percent (70%) of covered individuals | |
175 | 280 | residing in a each rural service area live within fifteen (15) miles | |
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178 | 281 | of a retail pharmacy participating in the PBM ’s retail pharmacy | |
179 | 282 | network; and | |
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181 | 283 | 6. At least seventy percent (70%) of covered individuals | |
182 | 284 | residing in a each rural service area live within eighteen (18) | |
183 | 285 | miles of a retail pharmacy designated as a preferred participating | |
184 | 286 | pharmacy in the PBM’s retail pharmacy network. | |
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186 | 287 | B. Mail-order pharmacies shall not be used to meet access | |
187 | 288 | standards for retail pharmacy networks. | |
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189 | 316 | C. Pharmacy benefits managers shall n ot require patients to use | |
190 | 317 | pharmacies that are directly or indirectly owned by the or | |
191 | 318 | affiliated with a pharmacy benefits manager , including all regular | |
192 | 319 | prescriptions, refills or specialty drugs regardless of day supply. | |
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194 | 320 | D. Pharmacy benefits managers shal l not in any manner on any | |
195 | 321 | material, including but not limited to mail and ID cards, include | |
196 | 322 | the name of any pharmacy, hospital or other providers unless it | |
197 | 323 | specifically lists all pharmacies, hospitals and providers | |
198 | 324 | participating in the preferred and nonpr eferred pharmacy and health | |
199 | 325 | networks. | |
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201 | 326 | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 5, Chapter 426, O.S.L. | |
202 | 327 | 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6962), is amended to read as | |
203 | 328 | follows: | |
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205 | 329 | Section 6962. A. The Oklahoma Insurance Department shall | |
206 | 330 | review and approve retail pharmacy network access for all pharmacy | |
207 | 331 | benefits managers (PBMs) to ensure compliance with Section 4 of this | |
208 | 332 | act 6961 of this title. | |
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210 | 333 | B. A PBM, or an agent of a PBM, shall not: | |
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212 | 334 | 1. Cause or knowingly permit the use of advertisement, | |
213 | 335 | promotion, solicitation, representation, proposal or offer that is | |
214 | 336 | untrue, deceptive or misleading; | |
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216 | 337 | 2. Charge a pharmacist or pharmacy a fee related to the | |
217 | 338 | adjudication of a claim , including without limitation a fee for: | |
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219 | 339 | a. the submission of a claim, | |
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223 | 367 | b. enrollment or participation in a retail pharmacy | |
224 | 368 | network, or | |
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226 | 369 | c. the development or management of claims processing | |
227 | 370 | services or claims payment services related to | |
228 | 371 | participation in a retail pharmacy network; | |
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230 | 372 | 3. Reimburse a pharmacy or pharmacist in the state an amount | |
231 | 373 | less than the amount that the PBM reimburses a pharmacy owned by or | |
232 | 374 | under common ownership with a PBM for providing the same covered | |
233 | 375 | services. The reimbursement amount paid to the pharmacy shall be | |
234 | 376 | equal to the reimbursement amount calculated on a per-unit basis | |
235 | 377 | using the same generic product identifier or generic code number | |
236 | 378 | paid to the PBM-owned or PBM-affiliated pharmacy; | |
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238 | 379 | 4. Deny a pharmacy the opportunity to participate in any form | |
239 | 380 | of pharmacy network at preferred participation status , whether in- | |
240 | 381 | network, preferred or otherwise, if the pharmacy is willing to | |
241 | 382 | accept the terms and conditions that the PBM has established for | |
242 | 383 | other pharmacies as a condition of preferred network for | |
243 | 384 | participation status in the network or networks of the pharmacy ’s | |
244 | 385 | choice; | |
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246 | 386 | 5. Deny, limit or terminate a pharmacy ’s contract based on | |
247 | 387 | employment status of any employee who has an active license to | |
248 | 388 | dispense, despite probation status, with the State Board of | |
249 | 389 | Pharmacy; | |
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251 | 417 | 6. Retroactively deny or reduce reimbursement for a cove red | |
252 | 418 | service claim after returning a paid claim response as part of the | |
253 | 419 | adjudication of the claim, unless: | |
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255 | 420 | a. the original claim was submitted fraudulently, or | |
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257 | 421 | b. to correct errors identified in an audit, so long as | |
258 | 422 | the audit was conducted in compliance wit h Sections | |
259 | 423 | 356.2 and 356.3 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; | |
260 | 424 | or | |
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264 | 425 | 7. Fail to make any payment due to a pharmacy or pharmacist for | |
265 | 426 | covered services properly rendered in the event a PBM terminates a | |
266 | 427 | pharmacy or pharmacist from a pharmacy benefits manager network. | |
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268 | 428 | C. The prohibitions under this section shall apply to contracts | |
269 | 429 | between pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacists or pharmacies | |
270 | 430 | providers for participation in retail pharmacy networks. | |
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272 | 431 | 1. A PBM provider contract shall not prohibit, restrict or | |
273 | 432 | penalize a pharmacy or pharmacist in any way for disclosing to an | |
274 | 433 | individual any health care information that the pharmacy or | |
275 | 434 | pharmacist deems appropriate regarding : | |
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277 | 435 | a. not restrict, directly or indirectly, any pharmacy | |
278 | 436 | that dispenses a prescription drug f rom informing, or | |
279 | 437 | penalize such pharmacy for informing, an individual of | |
280 | 438 | any differential between the individual ’s out-of- | |
281 | 439 | pocket cost or coverage with respect to acquisition of | |
282 | 440 | the drug and the amount an individual would pay to | |
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283 | 468 | purchase the drug directly the nature of treatment, | |
284 | 469 | risks or alternatives to the prescription drug being | |
285 | 470 | dispensed, and | |
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287 | 471 | b. ensure that any entity that provides pharmacy benefits | |
288 | 472 | management services under a contract with any such | |
289 | 473 | health plan or health insurance coverage does not, | |
290 | 474 | with respect to such plan or coverage, restrict, | |
291 | 475 | directly or indirectly, a pharmacy that dispenses a | |
292 | 476 | prescription drug from informing, or penalize such | |
293 | 477 | pharmacy for informing, a covered individual of any | |
294 | 478 | differential between the individual ’s out-of-pocket | |
295 | 479 | cost under the plan or coverage with respect to | |
296 | 480 | acquisition of the drug and the amount an individual | |
297 | 481 | would pay for acquisition of the drug without using | |
298 | 482 | any health plan or health insurance coverage the | |
299 | 483 | availability of alternate therapies, consultations or | |
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302 | 485 | c. the decision of utilization reviewers or similar | |
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307 | 487 | d. the process that is used to authorize or deny | |
308 | 488 | healthcare services and structures used by the health | |
309 | 489 | insurer. | |
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313 | 519 | pharmacist services for a prescription drug or from selling a more | |
314 | 520 | affordable alternative to the covered person if such alternative is | |
315 | 521 | available. | |
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317 | 522 | A pharmacy benefits manager ’s contract with a participating | |
318 | 523 | pharmacist or pharmacy 3. Provider contracts shall not prohibit, | |
319 | 524 | restrict or limit disclosure of information to the Insurance | |
320 | 525 | Commissioner, law enforcement or state and federal governmental | |
321 | 526 | officials investigating or examining a complaint or conducting a | |
322 | 527 | review of a pharmacy benefits manager ’s compliance with the | |
323 | 528 | requirements under the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act. | |
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325 | 529 | 3. 4. A pharmacy benefits manager shall establish and maintain | |
326 | 530 | an electronic claim inquiry processing sys tem using the National | |
327 | 531 | Council for Prescription Drug Programs ’ current standards to | |
328 | 532 | communicate information to pharmacies submitting claim inquiries. | |
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330 | 533 | SECTION 4. AMENDATORY Section 6, Chapter 426, O.S.L. | |
331 | 534 | 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, S ection 6963), is amended to read as | |
332 | 535 | follows: | |
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334 | 536 | Section 6963. A. A health insurer shall be responsible for | |
335 | 537 | monitoring all activities carried out by, or on behalf of, the | |
336 | 538 | health insurer under the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act, and | |
337 | 539 | for ensuring that all requirements of this act are met. | |
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339 | 540 | B. Whenever a health insurer performs pharmacy benefit | |
340 | 541 | management on its own behalf or contracts with another person or | |
341 | 542 | entity to perform activities required under this act pharmacy | |
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342 | 570 | benefit management, the health insurer shall be responsible for | |
343 | 571 | monitoring the activities and conduct of that person or entity with | |
344 | 572 | whom the health insurer contracts and for ensuring that the | |
345 | 573 | requirements of this act are met. | |
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347 | 574 | C. An individual may be notified at the point of sale when the | |
348 | 575 | cash price for the purchase of a prescription drug is less than the | |
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351 | 576 | individual’s copayment or coinsurance price for the purchase of the | |
352 | 577 | same prescription drug. | |
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354 | 578 | D. A health insurer or pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) shall | |
355 | 579 | not restrict an individual ’s choice of in-network provider for | |
356 | 580 | prescription drugs. | |
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358 | 581 | E. An individual’s A patient’s choice of in-network provider | |
359 | 582 | may include a retail an in-network pharmacy or a, whether that | |
360 | 583 | pharmacy is in a preferred or nonpreferred network, a retailer | |
361 | 584 | pharmacy, mail-order pharmacy or any other pharmacy . A health | |
362 | 585 | insurer or PBM shall not restrict such a patient’s choice of in- | |
363 | 586 | network pharmacy providers. Such A health insurer or PBM shall not | |
364 | 587 | require or incentivize using individuals by: | |
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366 | 588 | 1. Using any discounts in cost -sharing or a reduction in copay | |
367 | 589 | or the number of copays to individuals to receive prescription drugs | |
368 | 590 | from an individual’s choice of in-network pharmacy from an | |
369 | 591 | individual’s choice of in-network pharmacy; or | |
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371 | 619 | 2. Differentiating between in-network pharmacies, wh ether that | |
372 | 620 | pharmacy is in a preferred or nonpreferred network, a retail | |
373 | 621 | pharmacy, mail order pharmacy or any other type of pharmacy. | |
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375 | 622 | The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any plan | |
376 | 623 | subject to regulation under Medicare Part D, 42 U.S.C. Sectio n | |
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379 | 625 | F. A health insurer, pharmacy or PBM shall adhere to all | |
380 | 626 | Oklahoma laws, statutes and rules when mailing, shipping and/or | |
381 | 627 | causing to be mailed or shipped prescription drugs into the State of | |
382 | 628 | Oklahoma this state. | |
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384 | 629 | SECTION 5. REPEALER Section 7, Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019 | |
385 | 630 | (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6964), is hereby repealed. | |
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387 | 631 | SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. | |
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391 | - | Passed the Senate the 10th day of March, 2021. | |
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398 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of April, 2021. | |
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405 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
406 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________ | |
407 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
408 | - | By: _______________________________ __ | |
409 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ | |
410 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
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413 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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416 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
417 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___ | |
418 | - | day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
419 | - | By: _______________________________ __ | |
633 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, dated 04/08/202 1 - | |
634 | + | DO PASS, As Coauthored. |