SB 131 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Disclosures related to prescription drugs.

Summary
Beginning January 1, 2022, requires a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract to provide to a covered individual the maximum allowable cost of a generic drug on the written materials provided at the point of sale. Provides that if an agreement between a health plan and a pharmacy benefit manager that is entered into or renewed after December 31, 2021, provides that less than 85% of the estimated rebates will be deducted from the cost of prescription drugs before a covered individual's cost sharing requirement is determined, the pharmacy benefit manager must provide the policyholder with a notice on an annual basis that includes: (1) an explanation of what a rebate is; (2) an explanation of how rebates accrue to the health plan from the manufacturer; and (3) the aggregate amount of rebates that accrued to the health plan for prescription drugs dispensed under the policyholder's health plan for the previous year.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2021 Last action Mar 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021

How they voted

3016
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Feb 22, 2021
D Democratic11
8 Yea 2 Nay 1
72% Yea
R Republican36
22 Yea 14 Nay
61% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 150: yeas 32, nays 17
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Amended
Amendment #5 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors