SB 252 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Pharmacy benefit managers; licensure and regulation.

Summary
Pharmacy benefit managers; licensure and regulation. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2021, no person is authorized to provide pharmacy benefit management services or otherwise act as a pharmacy benefit manager without first obtaining a license from the State Corporation Commission. Such licenses are to be renewed annually. The bill prohibits a pharmacy benefit manager from participating in spread pricing, defined in the bill, and provides that except for any agreed-upon administrative fee, all funds, including any rebates received by the pharmacy benefit manager in relation to providing pharmacy benefit management services for a carrier, will be distributed to the carrier. This bill was incorporated into SB 251.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2020 Last action Jan 27, 2020
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Total actions
5
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Committee
2
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Health Insurance
upper
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101087D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
VA
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