SB 318 — Audit of Medicaid program prescription drug costs.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Provides that the office of the attorney general, or an independent auditor with experience auditing expenses related to prescription drugs that is hired through a request for proposal process by the attorney general, shall conduct an audit concerning prescription drug costs for the Medicaid program. Requires the auditor to examine cost sharing, spread pricing, patient steering, proper brand and generic definitions, effective rate clawbacks, medical loss ratio inflation, formulary compliance, discriminatory pricing, and any other metric determined by the attorney general. Provides that the audit look back period for the initial audit must be the previous five state fiscal years. Provides that the audit look back period for every audit conducted thereafter must be the previous three state fiscal years. Provides that the results of an audit must be provided to the legislative council.
Bill Text
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Read SB 318 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
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Referred to the House
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Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A and Carbaugh
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House sponsor: Representative Lehman
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 49, nays 0
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Senator Charbonneau added as second author
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
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First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
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Authored by Senator Zay
Sponsors
- Martin Carbaugh · Cosponsor
- Ann Vermilion · Cosponsor
- Matt Lehman · Primary
- Lonnie Randolph · Cosponsor
- Ed Charbonneau · Primary
- Andy Zay · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Matt Lehman Republican
- Ed Charbonneau Republican
- Andy Zay
Co-sponsors (3)
- Martin Carbaugh Republican
- Ann Vermilion
- Lonnie Randolph Democrat
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Not Voting |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 318 do?
- Provides that the office of the attorney general, or an independent auditor with experience auditing expenses related to prescription drugs that is hired through a request for proposal process by the attorney general, shall conduct an audit concerning prescription drug costs for the Medicaid program. Requires the auditor to examine cost sharing, spread pricing, patient steering, proper brand and generic definitions, effective rate clawbacks, medical loss ratio inflation, formulary compliance, discriminatory pricing, and any other metric determined by the attorney general. Provides that the audit look back period for the initial audit must be the previous five state fiscal years. Provides that the audit look back period for every audit conducted thereafter must be the previous three state fiscal years. Provides that the results of an audit must be provided to the legislative council.
- Who sponsors SB 318?
- SB 318 is sponsored by Martin Carbaugh (Republican), Ann Vermilion, Matt Lehman (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and Andy Zay.
- What is the current status of SB 318?
- This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 318?
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