South Carolina House Bill 3063 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-14 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hiott
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 18 TO CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38 SO AS TO ENACT THE "PHARMACY PATIENT PROTECTION ACT", TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS, PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION, AND PROVIDE FOR THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A PRESCRIPTION BENEFITS MANAGER SHALL OPERATE; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN FINANCIAL AND UTILIZATION INFORMATION BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW; TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORD KEEPING; TO PROVIDE FOR PRICING GUIDELINES THAT MUST BE USED; TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE WHEN CONTRACTING WITH PHARMACIES ON THE BASIS OF CO-PAYMENTS OR DAYS OF SUPPLY; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO MAKE RULES AND PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS ARTICLE.

Enact The "pharmacy Patient Protection Act", To Provide For The Licensure And Registration Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Provide For The Requirements Of A Certificate Of Registration, And Provide For The Conditions Under Which A Prescription Benefits Manager Shall Operate; To Require Certain Financial And Utilization Information Be Made Available For Review; To Provide Requirements For Record Keeping; To Provide For Pricing Guidelines That Must Be Used; To Provide That A Pharmacy Benefits Manager May Not Discriminate When Contracting With Pharmacies On The Basis Of Co-payments Or Days Of Supply; And To Authorize The Director Of The Department Of Insurance To Make Rules And Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Article.

Rep. James Battle [D]	Rep. William Bowers [D]	Rep. Lester Branham [D]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R]
Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Herbert Kirsh [D]
Rep. Vida Miller [D]	Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. Kit Spires [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-14		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hiott
2009-05-12		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
2009-04-29		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
2009-03-03		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson
2009-02-24		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.A.Pitts
2009-02-18		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
2009-02-10		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Branham
2009-02-04		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller, Battle
2009-02-03		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirsh, Bowers
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-39
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-39
2008-12-09		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2008-12-09		Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3063&session=118