Bill Text: CA SB1285 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Health care coverage: advanced practice pharmacist.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-25 - April 25 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 6. Page 4853.) Reconsideration granted. [SB1285 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB1285-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Bill | No. 1285 |
| Introduced by Senator Stone |
February 16, 2018 |
An act to add Section 1367.44 to the Health and Safety Code, to add Section 10123.204 to the Insurance Code, and to add Section 14132.09 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to health care coverage.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1285, as introduced, Stone.
Health care coverage: advanced practice pharmacist.
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Under existing law, one of the methods by which Medi-Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care plans.
This bill would require coverage for services provided by an advanced practice pharmacist, as defined,
performed within the scope of his or her practice, including, but not limited to, comprehensive medication management (CMM) services, as defined, in a health care service plan contract and health insurance policy, and, to the extent that federal financial participation is available, in a Medi-Cal managed care plan. Because a willful violation of that provision by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1367.44 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1367.44.
(a) Every health care service plan contract that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2019, shall provide coverage for services provided by an advanced practice pharmacist, as defined in Section 4016.5 of the Business and Professions Code, performed within the scope of his or her practice, including, but not limited to, comprehensive medication management (CMM) services.(b) For purposes of this section, “comprehensive medication management” means the process of care that ensures each beneficiary’s medications, whether they are prescription drugs and biologics, over-the-counter medication, or nutritional supplements, are individually assessed to determine that each medication is appropriate for the beneficiary, effective for the medical condition, and safe given the
comorbidities and other medications being taken, and that all medications are able to be taken by the patient as intended.
(c) This section does not apply to a contract with a pharmacy benefit management company or a direct contract for only prescription dispensing or related services.
SEC. 2.
Section 10123.204 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:10123.204.
(a) Every health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2019, shall provide coverage for services provided by an advanced practice pharmacist, as defined in Section 4016.5 of the Business and Professions Code, performed within the scope of his or her practice, including, but not limited to, comprehensive medication management (CMM) services.(b) For purposes of this section, “comprehensive medication management” means the process of care that ensures each beneficiary’s medications, whether they are prescription drugs and biologics, over-the-counter medication, or nutritional supplements, are individually assessed to determine that each medication is appropriate for the beneficiary, effective for the medical condition, and safe given the
comorbidities and other medications being taken, and that all medications are able to be taken by the patient as intended.
(c) This section does not apply to a contract with a pharmacy benefit management company or a direct contract for only prescription dispensing or related services.
SEC. 3.
Section 14132.09 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14132.09.
(a) Services provided by an advanced practice pharmacist, as defined in Section 4016.5 of the Business and Professions Code, performed within the scope of his or her practice, including, but not limited to, comprehensive medication management (CMM) services, shall be a covered benefit in a Medi-Cal managed care plan.(b) For purposes of this section, “comprehensive medication management” means the process of care that ensures each beneficiary’s medications, whether they are prescription drugs and biologics, over-the-counter medication, or nutritional supplements, are individually assessed to determine that each medication is appropriate for the beneficiary, effective for the medical condition, and safe given the comorbidities and other
medications being taken, and that all medications are able to be taken by the patient as intended.
(c) This section does not apply to a contract with pharmacy benefit management companies or a direct contract for only prescription dispensing or related services.
(d) This section shall be implemented only to the extent that federal financial participation is available.
