Bill Text: MA H944 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate incentive plans between insurance carriers and providers for the switching of precriptions or medical products
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H05006 [H944 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H944-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Peter J. Koutoujian
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act prohibiting drug switching payments.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Peter J. Koutoujian |
10th Middlesex |
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Stephen J. Buoniconti |
Hampden |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
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Elizabeth A. Malia |
11th Suffolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act prohibiting drug switching payments.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 10 of Chapter 176O of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(d) No contract between a carrier, including a dental or vision carrier, and a participating provider shall include any incentive plan that includes a specific payment to the participating provider as an inducement to change a prescription for a drug or medical product issued to a covered person from one specific drug or medical product to another. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit incentive plans that (1) do not make reference to any specific prescription drug or medical product and (2) comply with the provisions of subsection (b). The commissioner may impose a fine of $10,000 per violation of this subsection.
