SB 246 — AN ACT LIMITING AUTO REFILLS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS COVERED UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND REQUIRING THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE CHIP DATA TO THE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

246 February Session, 2018   LCO*_____SB00246HS____031518____* No.AN ACT LIMITING AUTO REFILLS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS COVERED UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

1477   *01477_______HS_* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES   Introduced by:

  (HS)   AN ACT LIMITING AUTO REFILLS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS COVERED UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) ExceptThe asCommissioner providedof inSocial subsectionServices, (b)subject to subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, of this section, may prohibit a pharmacy provider shallfrom notautomatically enrollrefilling anycertain medicalprescription assistancedrugs recipientfor ina anmedical automaticassistance prescriptionrecipient, drug refill program, regardless of whether a recipient requests or consents to participation in suchan automatic prescription drug refill program.

(b) The Commissionercommissioner, of Social Services, in consultation with the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee established pursuant to section 17b-274d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, mayshall exemptrecommend specificthe exemption of certain prescription drugs or classes of such drugs from theany provisionsprohibition ofon thisautomatic section.prescription drug refills.

(c) The commissioner shall submit the recommendations developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services.

(d) Not later than thirty days after the date of their receipt of such recommendations, the joint standing committees shall hold a public hearing on the recommendations.

At the conclusion of a public hearing held in accordance with the provisions of this section, the joint standing committees shall advise the commissioner of their approval, denial or modifications, if any, of the recommendations.

(e) If the joint standing committees do not concur, the committee chairpersons shall appoint a committee of conference which shall be composed of three members from each joint standing committee.

At least one member appointed from each joint standing committee shall be a member of the minority party.

The report of the committee of conference shall be made to each joint standing committee, which shall vote to accept or reject the recommendations.

The report of the committee of conference may not be amended.

(f) If a joint standing committee rejects the report of the committee of conference, that joint standing committee shall notify the commissioner of the rejection and the commissioner's recommendations shall be deemed approved.

If the joint standing committees accept the report, the committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies shall advise the commissioner of their approval, denial or modifications, if any, of the commissioner's recommendations.

If the joint standing committees do not so advise the commissioner during the thirty-day period, the recommendations shall be deemed approved.

(j) The Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee may[may] shall also make recommendations to the department regarding (1) the prior authorization of any prescribed drugdrug, and (2) what prescribed drug, if any, should be eligible for automatic refill.

2 from passage 17b-274d(j) Statement of Purpose:Legislative Commissioners:

ToThe preventprovisions unnecessaryof costsSection and1(c) clinicalwere outcomesrewritten associatedfor clarity and consistency with prescriptionsthe thatother areprovisions unnecessarilyof automaticallySection refilled.1.

[ProposedHS deletionsJoint areFavorable enclosedSubst. in brackets.

Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]