HB 784 -- HEALTH CARE

SPONSOR: Peters

This bill prohibits health carriers and pharmacy benefits managers from discriminating against entities that dispense 340B drugs, including less reimbursement, imposing different terms, and other discriminatory practices.

The Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance will create rules to enforce these provisions. The Department will impose a civil penalty on any health carrier, pharmacy benefit manager, or agent of affiliate of such health carrier or pharmacy benefit manager that violates the requirements of this bill. The penalty cannot exceed $5,000 dollars per violation per day.

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1554H.01): 376.417