Health insurance; discrimination prohibited against covered entities and contract pharmacies.
Summary
Health insurance; discrimination prohibited against covered entities and contract pharmacies. Prohibits carriers and pharmacy benefits managers from discriminating in the requirements, exclusions, terms, or other conditions imposed on a covered entity or contract pharmacy on the basis that the entity or pharmacy is operating under the 340B Program of the federal Public Health Service Act. Such prohibition does not (i) apply to drugs with an annual estimated per-patient cost exceeding $250,000 or (ii) prohibit the identification of a 340B reimbursement request. The bill also prohibits a carrier or pharmacy benefits manager from interfering in a covered individual's right to choose a contract pharmacy or covered entity.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 14, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1162E
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103525D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Otto Wachsmann
RRepublican
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