Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 1042 — Pharmacy benefit managers.

Last action — Representative Clere added as conferee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to obtain a license issued by the department of insurance and sets forth requirements of the pharmacy benefit manager. Provides for the commissioner of the department of insurance to adopt rules to specify licensure, financial standards, and reporting requirements that apply to a pharmacy benefit manager. Sets forth requirements and prohibitions of a pharmacy benefit manager. Allows a party that has contracted with a pharmacy benefit manager to request an audit of compliance at least one time per year. Makes violations of the chapter concerning pharmacy benefit managers an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance. Allows a pharmacy benefit manager to obtain the license not later than December 31, 2020, in order to do business in Indiana and provide services for any health provider contract beginning January 1, 2021. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services.)

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Action History

  1. Representative Clere added as conferee

  2. Representative Davisson removed as conferee

  3. Representative Clere removed as advisor

  4. Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau, Stoops and Holdman

  5. Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Breaux

  6. House advisors appointed: Clere, Judy, Barrett, Lehman, Fleming and Shackleford

  7. House conferees appointed: Davisson and Hatfield

  8. House dissented from Senate amendments

  9. Motion to dissent filed

  10. Returned to the House with amendments

  11. Senator Spartz added as cosponsor

  12. Senator Buck added as cosponsor

  13. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 275: yeas 50, nays 0

  14. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  15. Amendment #2 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

  16. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  17. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  18. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  19. Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor

  20. Referred to the Senate

  21. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 94, nays 0

  22. Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Holdman

  23. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  24. Amendment #1 (Hatfield) failed; Roll Call 145: yeas 30, nays 61

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  26. Representative Clere added as coauthor

  27. Representative Shackleford added as coauthor

  28. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  29. Authored by Representative Davisson

  30. Coauthored by Representative Karickhoff

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1042 do?
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to obtain a license issued by the department of insurance and sets forth requirements of the pharmacy benefit manager. Provides for the commissioner of the department of insurance to adopt rules to specify licensure, financial standards, and reporting requirements that apply to a pharmacy benefit manager. Sets forth requirements and prohibitions of a pharmacy benefit manager. Allows a party that has contracted with a pharmacy benefit manager to request an audit of compliance at least one time per year. Makes violations of the chapter concerning pharmacy benefit managers an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance. Allows a pharmacy benefit manager to obtain the license not later than December 31, 2020, in order to do business in Indiana and provide services for any health provider contract beginning January 1, 2021. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services.)
Who sponsors HB 1042?
HB 1042 is sponsored by Victoria Spartz, James Buck (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Edward Clere (Republican), Robin Shackleford (Democrat), Michael Karickhoff (Republican), and Davisson, J..
What is the current status of HB 1042?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.
Where can I track HB 1042?
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