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636 BILL NO. 821 By: McCortney, Murdock, Kidd,
737 Pemberton, Stephens, Garvin,
838 Stanley, Bullard, Rogers,
939 Standridge, Hicks, Weaver,
1040 Jett, Dugger, Simpson,
1141 Hamilton, Hall, Jech, Taylor ,
1242 Boren, Pederson, Allen,
1343 Coleman, Burns, Bergstrom ,
1444 Dossett (J.J.) and Dossett
1545 (J.A.) of the Senate
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24-(Tammy), Kerbs, Vancuren,
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27-Kendrix, Caldwell (Chad ),
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57+(Chad), Ranson, Hardin (David),
2958 Fetgatter, O'Donnell, Virgin,
30-May, Roberts (Dustin),
31-Newton, Lowe (Dick), Talley,
32-Randleman, West (Josh),
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52103 An Act relating to the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy
53104 Choice Act; amending Section 3, Chapter 426, O.S.L.
54105 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6960), which
55106 relates to definitions; adding d efinitions of
56107 pharmacy benefits management and retail pharmacy;
57108 modifying definitions; amending Section 4, Chapter
58109 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6961),
59110 which relates to retail pharmacy network access
60111 standards; specifying access standards; modifying
61112 prohibition on pharmacy benefit managers; amending
62113 Section 5, Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36 O.S. Supp.
63114 2020, Section 6962), which relates to compliance
64115 review; modifying certain contract restrictions;
65116 updating statutory reference; amending Section 6,
66117 Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
67118 6963), which relates to health insurer monitoring;
68119 modifying certain prohibitions on health insurers and
69120 pharmacy benefit managers ; conforming language;
70121 repealing Section 7, Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019 (36
71122 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6964), which relates to
72123 health insurer formularies; and providing an
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77-SUBJECT: Patient's Right to Pharmac y Choice Act
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79129 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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81130 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 426, O.S.L.
82131 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6960), is amended to read as
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85133 Section 6960. For purposes of the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy
86134 Choice Act:
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88135 1. “Health insurer” means any corporation, association, benefit
89136 society, exchange, partnership or individual lic ensed by the
90137 Oklahoma Insurance Code;
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94165 2. “Mail-order pharmacy” means a pharmacy licensed by this
95166 state that primarily dispenses and delivers covered drugs via common
96167 carrier;
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102171 administration including decisions related to provider
103172 network participation status,
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109176 payment services;
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111177 4. “Pharmacy benefits manager ” or “PBM” means a person or
112178 entity that performs pharmacy benefits management activities and any
113179 other person or entity acting for such a person or entity performing
114180 pharmacy benefits manageme nt activities under a contractual or
115181 employment relationship in the performance of pharmacy benefits
116182 management for a managed -care company, nonprofit hospital, medical
117183 service organization, insurance company, third -party payor or a
118184 health program administe red by a department of this state ;
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120185 4. “Pharmacy and therapeutics committee ” or “P&T committee”
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124215 5. “Retail pharmacy” or “provider” means a pharmacy, as defined
125216 in Section 353.1 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes licensed by
126217 the State Board of Pharmacy or an agent or representative of a
127218 pharmacy;
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129219 5. 6. “Retail pharmacy network ” means retail pharmacy providers
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131221 sells prescriptions via a retail, storefront location;
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135222 6. 7. “Rural service area” means a five-digit ZIP code in which
136223 the population density is less than one thousand (1,000) individuals
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139225 7. 8. “Suburban service area ” means a five-digit ZIP code in
140226 which the population density is between one thousand (1,000) and
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143228 8. 9. “Urban service area” means a five-digit ZIP code in which
144229 the population density is greater than three thousand (3,000)
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147231 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 426, O.S.L.
148232 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6961), is amended to read as
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151234 Section 6961. A. Pharmac y benefits managers (PBMs) shall
152235 comply with the following retail pharmacy network access standards:
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154236 1. At least ninety percent (90%) of covered individuals
155237 residing in an each urban service area live within two (2) miles of
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156265 a retail pharmacy participatin g in the PBM’s retail pharmacy
157266 network;
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160268 residing in an each urban service area live within five (5) miles of
161269 a retail pharmacy designated as a preferred participating pharmacy
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165272 residing in a each suburban service area live within five (5) miles
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170276 residing in a each suburban service area live within seven (7) miles
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172278 pharmacy in the PBM’s retail pharmacy network;
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182284 residing in a each rural service area live within eighteen (18)
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184286 pharmacy in the PBM’s retail pharmacy network.
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186287 B. Mail-order pharmacies shall not be used to meet access
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189316 C. Pharmacy benefits managers shall n ot require patients to use
190317 pharmacies that are directly or indirectly owned by the or
191318 affiliated with a pharmacy benefits manager , including all regular
192319 prescriptions, refills or specialty drugs regardless of day supply.
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195321 material, including but not limited to mail and ID cards, include
196322 the name of any pharmacy, hospital or other providers unless it
197323 specifically lists all pharmacies, hospitals and providers
198324 participating in the preferred and nonpr eferred pharmacy and health
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201326 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 5, Chapter 426, O.S.L.
202327 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6962), is amended to read as
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206330 review and approve retail pharmacy network access for all pharmacy
207331 benefits managers (PBMs) to ensure compliance with Section 4 of this
208332 act 6961 of this title.
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210333 B. A PBM, or an agent of a PBM, shall not:
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213335 promotion, solicitation, representation, proposal or offer that is
214336 untrue, deceptive or misleading;
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216337 2. Charge a pharmacist or pharmacy a fee related to the
217338 adjudication of a claim , including without limitation a fee for:
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224368 network, or
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227370 services or claims payment services related to
228371 participation in a retail pharmacy network;
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230372 3. Reimburse a pharmacy or pharmacist in the state an amount
231373 less than the amount that the PBM reimburses a pharmacy owned by or
232374 under common ownership with a PBM for providing the same covered
233375 services. The reimbursement amount paid to the pharmacy shall be
234376 equal to the reimbursement amount calculated on a per-unit basis
235377 using the same generic product identifier or generic code number
236378 paid to the PBM-owned or PBM-affiliated pharmacy;
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238379 4. Deny a pharmacy the opportunity to participate in any form
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240381 network, preferred or otherwise, if the pharmacy is willing to
241382 accept the terms and conditions that the PBM has established for
242383 other pharmacies as a condition of preferred network for
243384 participation status in the network or networks of the pharmacy ’s
244385 choice;
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246386 5. Deny, limit or terminate a pharmacy ’s contract based on
247387 employment status of any employee who has an active license to
248388 dispense, despite probation status, with the State Board of
249389 Pharmacy;
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251417 6. Retroactively deny or reduce reimbursement for a cove red
252418 service claim after returning a paid claim response as part of the
253419 adjudication of the claim, unless:
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265426 covered services properly rendered in the event a PBM terminates a
266427 pharmacy or pharmacist from a pharmacy benefits manager network.
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273432 penalize a pharmacy or pharmacist in any way for disclosing to an
274433 individual any health care information that the pharmacy or
275434 pharmacist deems appropriate regarding :
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277435 a. not restrict, directly or indirectly, any pharmacy
278436 that dispenses a prescription drug f rom informing, or
279437 penalize such pharmacy for informing, an individual of
280438 any differential between the individual ’s out-of-
281439 pocket cost or coverage with respect to acquisition of
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284469 risks or alternatives to the prescription drug being
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288472 management services under a contract with any such
289473 health plan or health insurance coverage does not,
290474 with respect to such plan or coverage, restrict,
291475 directly or indirectly, a pharmacy that dispenses a
292476 prescription drug from informing, or penalize such
293477 pharmacy for informing, a covered individual of any
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295479 cost under the plan or coverage with respect to
296480 acquisition of the drug and the amount an individual
297481 would pay for acquisition of the drug without using
298482 any health plan or health insurance coverage the
299483 availability of alternate therapies, consultations or
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313519 pharmacist services for a prescription drug or from selling a more
314520 affordable alternative to the covered person if such alternative is
315521 available.
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318523 pharmacist or pharmacy 3. Provider contracts shall not prohibit,
319524 restrict or limit disclosure of information to the Insurance
320525 Commissioner, law enforcement or state and federal governmental
321526 officials investigating or examining a complaint or conducting a
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326530 an electronic claim inquiry processing sys tem using the National
327531 Council for Prescription Drug Programs ’ current standards to
328532 communicate information to pharmacies submitting claim inquiries.
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330533 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY Section 6, Chapter 426, O.S.L.
331534 2019 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, S ection 6963), is amended to read as
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335537 monitoring all activities carried out by, or on behalf of, the
336538 health insurer under the Patient ’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act, and
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341542 entity to perform activities required under this act pharmacy
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342570 benefit management, the health insurer shall be responsible for
343571 monitoring the activities and conduct of that person or entity with
344572 whom the health insurer contracts and for ensuring that the
345573 requirements of this act are met.
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352577 same prescription drug.
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355579 not restrict an individual ’s choice of in-network provider for
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358581 E. An individual’s A patient’s choice of in-network provider
359582 may include a retail an in-network pharmacy or a, whether that
360583 pharmacy is in a preferred or nonpreferred network, a retailer
361584 pharmacy, mail-order pharmacy or any other pharmacy . A health
362585 insurer or PBM shall not restrict such a patient’s choice of in-
363586 network pharmacy providers. Such A health insurer or PBM shall not
364587 require or incentivize using individuals by:
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367589 or the number of copays to individuals to receive prescription drugs
368590 from an individual’s choice of in-network pharmacy from an
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372620 pharmacy is in a preferred or nonpreferred network, a retail
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379625 F. A health insurer, pharmacy or PBM shall adhere to all
380626 Oklahoma laws, statutes and rules when mailing, shipping and/or
381627 causing to be mailed or shipped prescription drugs into the State of
382628 Oklahoma this state.
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384629 SECTION 5. REPEALER Section 7, Chapter 426, O.S.L. 2019
385630 (36 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6964), is hereby repealed.
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387631 SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 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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412- ________________________ _________
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.