SB 143 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Pharmacy benefit managers.

Summary
Allows a public employer and a self-funded health plan to use a reverse auction to procure the services of a pharmacy benefit manager. Requires an audit of prescription drug cost sharing for the state Medicaid program once every three state fiscal years. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to: (1) perform its contractual duties in good faith and in observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and (2) notify a health plan in writing if any activity, policy, or practice of the pharmacy benefit manager presents a conflict of interest. Adds requirements of pharmacy benefit managers when denying an appeal of the maximum allowable cost pricing of a prescription drug. Requires the department of insurance (department) to develop a process for complaints regarding pharmacy benefit managers. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to provide the department with certain information within 20 business days after the date of a complaint. Prohibits a pharmacy benefit manager from requiring a pharmacy to obtain a signature from an individual for a prescription or immunization during a public health emergency. Requires the legislative services agency to conduct a study of market concentration in Indiana of: (1) the health insurance industry; (2) the hospital industry; (3) the professions of licensed health care practitioners; (4) the retail pharmaceutical industry; (5) the pharmacy benefit manager industry; and (6) the pharmacy services administrative organization industry, including its relationship to pharmaceutical wholesalers. Requires the legislative services agency to present the findings of the study not later than September 1, 2022.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Apr 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2021

How they voted

342
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Feb 23, 2021
D Democratic8
6 Yea 1 Nay 1
75% Yea
R Republican30
28 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 173: yeas 45, nays 3
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
upper
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors