Bill Text: WV SB787 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Providing benefits to pharmacists for rendered care
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-04-14 - Chapter 188, Acts, Regular Session, 2020 [SB787 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2020-SB787-Enrolled.html
WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Enrolled
Committee Substitute
for
Senate Bill 787
Senators Tarr, Hardesty, Maroney, Stollings, and Plymale, original sponsors
[Passed March 7, 2020; in effect 90 days form passage]
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-53-1, relating to providing benefits to pharmacists for pharmacist care rendered within the pharmacist’s scope of practice if benefits would be provided for such services performed by other health care providers; providing for reimbursement pursuant to negotiations; excepting certain health plans, policies, contracts, or agreements from requirements; and providing for effective date.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 53. HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHARMACISTS.
§33-53-1. Services provided by pharmacists.
(a) For health plans, policies, contracts, or agreements issued, amended, adjusted, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021:
(1) Benefits may not be denied for any health care service performed by a pharmacist licensed under §30-5-1 et seq. of this code if:
(A) The service performed was within the lawful scope of the pharmacist’s license;
(B) The plan would have provided benefits if the service had been performed by another health care provider; and
(C) The pharmacist is included in the plan’s network of participating providers.
(2) The health plan shall include an adequate number of pharmacists in its network of participating health care providers.
(b) The participation of pharmacies in the plan network’s drug benefit does not satisfy the requirement that plans include pharmacists in their network of participating health care providers.
(c) Health benefit plans, policies, contracts, or agreements issued, amended, adjusted, or renewed on or after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2021, that delegate credentialing agreements to contracted health care facilities shall accept credentialing for pharmacists employed or contracted by those facilities. Health plans shall reimburse facilities for covered services provided by network pharmacists within the pharmacists’ scope of practice per negotiations with the facility.
(d) For purposes of this section, health plans, policies, contracts, or agreements do not include Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program health plans, policies, contracts, or agreements that are approved by the Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau of Medical Services.
