State agency prescription drug purchasing, etc.; Sec. of HHR to develop plan to consolidate.
Summary
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; planto consolidate state agency prescription drug purchasing and reimbursementprograms; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a plan to consolidate state agency prescription drug purchasingand reimbursement programs to increase efficiency in prescriptiondrug purchasing and reduce spending on prescription drugs. The billdirects the Secretary to provide to the Governor and General Assemblyan interim report on the development of the plan to consolidate state agency prescription drug purchasing and reimbursement programsby November 1, 2022, and a final report on the plan by November 1,2023.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 9, 2022
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103901D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Schuyler VanValkenburg
DDemocratic
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