North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: In Committee 7 R cosponsors

HB 896 — Fair and Equitable Reimbursement/Pharmacists.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 896 clarifies that insurers in North Carolina must reimburse contracted pharmacists directly for their services, regardless of whether these pharmacists are part of the insurer's network. Additionally, it emphasizes that merely participating in a drug benefit network does not automatically qualify pharmacists for inclusion in medical benefit networks. These changes are important because they aim to ensure that pharmacists can be compensated fairly for their services, thus potentially improving access to healthcare and encouraging more pharmacists to participate in providing care to patients.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 896 Short Title:
896 May 5, 2021 SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30395-MRa-118A Short Title:
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR FAIR AND EQUITABLE REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR PROCEDURES THAT ARE PERFORMED BY A PHARMACIST WITHIN THAT PHARMACIST'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO SERVICES PERFORMED BY OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
Insurance, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House May 10, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR FAIR AND EQUITABLE REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR PROCEDURES THAT ARE PERFORMED BY A PHARMACIST WITHIN THAT PHARMACIST'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO SERVICES PERFORMED BY OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
(d) Insurers offering a health benefit plan in this State shall reimburse a contracted health care facility or a contracted pharmacist directly for covered services performed by a pharmacist *DRH30395-MRa-118A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 within that pharmacist's lawful scope of practice whether or not the pharmacist is a participating provider in the insurer's provider network.
*H896-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (d) Insurers offering a health benefit plan in this State shall reimburse a contracted health care facility or a contracted pharmacist directly for covered services performed by a pharmacist within that pharmacist's lawful scope of practice whether or not the pharmacist is a participating provider in the insurer's provider network.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Insurance, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

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Not signed on (171)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 896?
HB 896 is sponsored by Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), William D. Brisson (Republican), Cleveland, Chris Humphrey (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), and Harry Warren (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 896?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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