Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 28, 2018 |
tabled vetoed memo.339 |
Dec 17, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
Mar 06, 2018 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.376 substituted for s6940 |
Feb 05, 2018 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 01, 2018 |
advanced to third reading cal.628 |
Jan 29, 2018 |
reported |
Jan 17, 2018 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
Nov 27, 2017 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8781
Vetoed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
James Skoufis
Richard Gottfried
Charles Lavine
John T. McDonald III
multi-Sponsors
David Buchwald
Andrew Hevesi
Donna Lupardo
2017-A8781 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6940
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §280-a, Pub Health L
2017-A8781 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from prohibiting pharmacies from disclosing to consumers the cost of prescription medication, the availability of alternative medications or alternative means of purchasing prescription medications; and prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from collecting copayments from consumers of prescription medications.
2017-A8781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8781 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y November 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibited activ- ities by pharmacy benefit managers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 280-a of the public health law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows: 3. NO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER SHALL, WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACTS BETWEEN SUCH PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER AND A PHARMACY OR, ALTERNATIVELY, SUCH PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER AND A PHARMACY'S CONTRACTING AGENT, SUCH AS A PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION: (A) PROHIBIT OR PENALIZE A PHARMACIST OR PHARMACY FROM DISCLOSING TO AN INDIVIDUAL PURCHASING A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INFORMATION REGARD- ING: (1) THE COST OF THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL, OR (2) THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT ALTERNATIVE MEDICATIONS OR ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PURCHASING THE PRESCRIPTION MEDI- CATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAYING A CASH PRICE; OR (B) CHARGE OR COLLECT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL A COPAYMENT THAT EXCEEDS THE TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES BY THE PHARMACY FOR WHICH THE PHARMACY IS PAID. IF AN INDIVIDUAL PAYS A COPAYMENT, THE PHARMACY SHALL RETAIN THE ADJUDI- CATED COSTS AND THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER SHALL NOT REDACT OR RECOUP THE ADJUDICATED COST. 4. ANY PROVISION OF A CONTRACT THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. A LBD13755-01-7
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