SB 8 Indiana Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Prescription drug rebates and pricing.

Summary
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to provide a report to the department of insurance at least every six months. Provides that the report must include the: (1) overall aggregate amount charged to a health plan for all pharmaceutical claims processed by the pharmacy benefit manager; and (2) overall aggregate amount paid to pharmacies for claims processed by the pharmacy benefit manager. Requires that, for individual health insurance coverage, the defined cost sharing for a prescription drug be calculated at the point of sale and based on a price that is reduced by an amount equal to at least 85% of all rebates in connection with the dispensing or administration of the prescription drug. Requires that, for group health insurance coverage, an insurer: (1) pass through to a plan sponsor 100% of all rebates concerning the dispensing or administration of prescription drugs to the covered individuals of the plan sponsor; (2) provide a plan sponsor, at the time of contracting, the option of calculating defined cost sharing for covered individuals of the plan sponsor at the point of sale based on a price that is reduced by some or all of the rebates received concerning the dispensing or administration of the prescription drug; and (3) disclose specified information to the plan sponsor. Allows the department of insurance to enforce the provisions and impose a civil penalty.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2023

How they voted

405
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
Feb 23, 2023
D Democratic10
6 Yea 3 Nay 1
60% Yea
R Republican38
34 Yea 2 Nay 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
12
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 525: yeas 40, nays 9
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 550: yeas 72, nays 21
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 406: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Schaibley) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 153: yeas 42, nays 5
upper
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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