Mississippi Senate Bill 2894 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Create New Section 73-21-154, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers And Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Certain Discriminatory Practices Relating To Entities Participating In The Federal 340b Drug Discount Program; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Reimbursing A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For A Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In A Net Amount Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost For The Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In Effect At The Time The Drug Or Service Is Administered Or Dispensed, Plus A Professional Dispensing Fee; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Amend Sections 73-21-157 And 73-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Licensing And Regulation Of Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations By The State Board Of Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy To Bring Injunctive Actions And Impose Monetary Penalties On Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations For Noncompliance With The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Sections 73-21-83 And 73-21-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; revise.

Sen. Rita Potts Parks [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	21	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	155	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	156	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	157	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	159	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	161	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	163	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	83	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	91	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2894.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2894IN.htm