Bill Text: DE HB284 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-25 - Signed by Governor [HB284 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB284-Engrossed.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. B. Short & Sen. Henry |
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Reps. Gray, Baumbach, Kowalko, Potter; Sen. Cloutier |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 284 AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2 |
Section 1.Amend Chapter 33A, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
CHAPTER 33A. PHARMACY AUDIT
INTEGRITY PROGRAM BENEFITS MANAGERS
Subchapter I. Pharmacy Audit Integrity Program
§ 3301A. Pharmacy Audit Integrity Program.
The Pharmacy Audit Integrity Program is established to provide standards for an audit of pharmacy records carried out by a pharmacy benefits manager or any entity that represents pharmacy benefits managers.
§ 3302A. Definitions.
For
purposes of this chapter subchapter:
(1) "Entity" means a pharmacy benefits manager or any person or organization that represents these companies, groups, or organizations.
(2) "Pharmacy
benefits manager" or "PBM" means a person, business, or other
entity that performs pharmacy benefits management. The term includes a person
or entity acting for a PBM in a contractual or employment relationship in the
performance of pharmacy benefits management. an entity that contracts
with pharmacists or pharmacies on behalf of an insurer or third party
administrator to:
a. Process claims for prescription drugs or medical supplies or provide retail network management for pharmacies or pharmacists;
b. Pay pharmacies or pharmacists for prescription drugs or medical supplies; or
c. Negotiate rebates with manufacturers for drugs paid for or procured as described in this chapter.
(3) "Plan sponsor" has the meaning given in §4405 of this title.
§3306A. Documentation.
(b) Any legal prescription that
meets the requirements in this chapter subchapter may be used to
validate claims in connection with prescriptions, refills, or changes in
prescriptions, including medication administration records, faxes,
e-prescriptions, or documented telephone calls from the prescriber or the
prescriber's agents.
§3310A. Applicability of other laws and regulations.
This chapter subchapter does
not apply to any investigative audit that involves suspected fraud, willful
misrepresentation, abuse, or any audit completed by the State.
Subchapter II. Maximum Allowable Cost Pricing for Prescription Drugs.
§ 3321A. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Claim" means a request from a pharmacy or pharmacist to be reimbursed for the cost of filling or refilling a prescription for a drug or for providing a medical supply or device.
(2) "Insurer" means any entity that provides health insurance coverage in this State as defined in §903 of this title.
(3) "List" means the list of drugs for which a pharmacy benefit manager has established a maximum allowable cost.
(4) "Maximum allowable cost" means the maximum amount that a pharmacy benefit manager will reimburse a pharmacist or pharmacy for the cost of a multi-sourced drug.
(5) "Network providers" means those pharmacists and pharmacies who provide covered health care services or supplies to an insured or a member pursuant to a contract with an insurer or pharmacy benefits manager.
(6) "Pharmacist" has the meaning given that term in §2502 of Title 24.
(7) "Pharmacy" has the meaning given that term in §2502 of Title 24.
(8) "Pharmacy benefit manager" has the meaning given in §3302A of this chapter.
§ 3322B. Exclusions.
This subchapter does not apply to the Department of Health and Human Services in the performance of its duties in administering fee-for-service Medicaid under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act.
§ 3323B. Requirements for maximum allowable cost pricing.
(a) To place a drug on a maximum allowable cost list, a pharmacy benefit manager must ensure that the drug meets the following requirements:
(1) It is listed as "A" or "B" rated in the most recent version of the FDA's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, also known as the Orange Book, or has an "NR" or "NA" rating or a similar rating by a nationally recognized reference.
(2) It is generally available for purchase by pharmacies in the state from national or regional wholesalers.
(3) It is not obsolete.
(b) A pharmacy benefit manager engaging in maximum allowable cost pricing must:
(1) Make available to each network provider at the beginning of the term of the network provider's contract, and upon renewal of the contract, the sources utilized to determine the maximum allowable cost pricing;
(2) Provide a process for network pharmacy providers to readily access the maximum allowable cost specific to that provider;
(3) Review and update maximum allowable cost price information at least once every seven business days and update the information when there is a modification of maximum allowable cost pricing; and
(4) Ensure that dispensing fees are not included in the calculation of maximum allowable cost.
§ 3324B. Appeals.
(a) A pharmacy benefit manager must establish a process by which a contracted pharmacy can appeal the provider's reimbursement for a drug subject to maximum allowable cost pricing.A contracted pharmacy has ten calendar days after the applicable fill date to appeal a maximum allowable cost if the reimbursement for the drug is less than the net amount that the network provider paid to the supplier of the drug.A pharmacy benefit manager must respond with notice that the challenge has been denied or sustained within ten calendar days of the contracted pharmacy making the claim for which an appeal has been submitted.
(b) At the beginning of the term of a network provider's contract, and upon renewal, a pharmacy benefit manager must provide to network providers a telephone number or e-mail address at which a network provider can contact the pharmacy benefit manager to process an appeal under this section.
(c) If an appeal is denied, the pharmacy benefit manager must provide the reason for the denial and the name and the national drug code number from national or regional wholesalers operating in Delaware.
(d) If the appeal is sustained, the pharmacy benefits manager shall make the price correction, permit the reporting pharmacy to reverse and rebill the appealed claim, and make the price correction effective for all similarly situated pharmacies from the date of the approved appeal.
Section 2. This Act is applicable to contracts between pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers that are entered into, renewed, or extended on or after the effective date of this Act.
Section 3. This Act is effective on January 1, 2017.
