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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1713 By: Marti
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to pharmacies; defining terms;
creating certain requir ements; creating a penalty;
providing for codification; and providin g an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6969 of Title 36, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. "Pharmacy benefit managers" means individuals or companies
that manage prescription d rug benefits on behalf of health insurers,
Medicare Part D drug plans, large employer plans, and other payers;
and
2. "White-bagged drugs" means the distribution of
patient‐specific medication from a pharmacy, typically a specialty
pharmacy, to the physician 's office, hospital, or clinic for
administration.
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B. Pharmaceutical drug plans and pharmacy benefit managers in
this state shall not refuse to authorize, approve , or pay a
participating provider for providing covered physician -administered
drugs to covered persons.
C. All white-bagged drugs shall meet supply chain security
controls set forth by the Federal Drug Supply Chain Security Act.
D. Plan providers shall not require a patient to self-
administer an injectable drug against a provider 's recommendation.
E. Plans shall not require patients to pay additional fees
beyond cost-sharing obligations as outlined in the individual's
plan.
F. Patients and providers s hall determine a billing pathway
based on patient's best interest.
G. Any payer in violation of this section shall be fined a
minimum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per violation, but not
more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per violation. Fines
related to this section shall not be used when calculating payers,
plans, or member's loss ratios, and losses shall not be passed on to
the consumer in future rate increases.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-6690 TJ 01/06/23