Illinois House Bill 4079 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides a process to register with the Department of Insurance as a pharmacy benefits manager and what information must be included. Provides that the Director of Insurance may revoke, suspend, deny, or restrict a certificate of registration for violation of the Code or on other grounds as determined necessary or appropriate by the Director. Provides that the Department shall regulate the drug pricing process used by pharmacy benefits managers, and specifies the appeals process for such pricing. Provides that pharmacy benefits managers shall not mandate that a covered individual use a specific pharmacy or provide incentives to encourage the use of a specific pharmacy under specified circumstances. Provides criteria for entities to use in performing on-site audits of pharmacy records. Provides that health plans must permit their enrollees to receive benefits, which may include a 90-day supply of covered prescription drugs, at any of its network community pharmacies. Contains provisions concerning medication synchronization. Provides that dispensing fees shall be determined exclusively on the total number of prescriptions dispensed. Regulates how pharmacy benefits managers may utilize personally identifiable data. Provides that the Department can regulate other specified activities of pharmacy benefits managers. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2016.

INS CD-PHARM BENEFITS MANAGER

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-16	House	Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
2015-02-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-27	House	First Reading
2015-02-27	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	5	512-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	512-11	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-12	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-13	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-14	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-15	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-16	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-17	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-18	New Code	See Bill Text
215	5	512-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	512-4	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	512-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	512-6	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	512-7	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	512-8	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	512-9	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4079&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB4079.htm