Senate Bill S3566

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S3566 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5854
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3995, A5723
2015-2016: S2530, A6194
2017-2018: S1743, A3119
2019-2020: S4463, A3043

2021-S3566 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs by pharmacies; establishes the same reimbursement amount shall be provided to all pharmacies.

2021-S3566 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3566
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BRESLIN,  ADDABBO,  MAY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Insur-
   ance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law,  in relation to the purchase of
   prescription drugs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  28  of  subsection  (i) of section 3216 of the
 insurance law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2012, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (28) (A) DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH:
   (I) "SAME REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT" SHALL MEAN THAT ANY COVERAGE DESCRIBED
 UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH  (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL PROVIDE THE SAME BENCH-
 MARK INDEX, INCLUDING THE SAME AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE,  MAXIMUM  ALLOW-
 ABLE  COST AND NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG CODES TO REIMBURSE ALL PHARMA-
 CIES PARTICIPATING IN THE INSURANCE  NETWORK  REGARDLESS  OF  WHETHER  A
 PHARMACY IS A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY OR A NON-MAIL ORDER PHARMACY.
   (II)  "MAIL ORDER PHARMACY" MEANS A PHARMACY WHOSE PRIMARY BUSINESS IS
 TO  RECEIVE  PRESCRIPTIONS  BY  MAIL,  TELEFAX  OR  THROUGH   ELECTRONIC
 SUBMISSIONS  AND  TO  DISPENSE MEDICATION TO PATIENTS THROUGH THE USE OF
 THE UNITED STATES MAIL OR OTHER COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER SERVICES  AND
 PROVIDES ANY CONSULTATION WITH PATIENTS ELECTRONICALLY RATHER THAN FACE-
 TO-FACE.
   (B)  Any  policy  that  provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
 permit each insured  to  fill  any  covered  prescription  that  may  be
 obtained at a network participating mail order or other non-retail phar-
 macy, at the insured's option, at a network participating non-mail order
 retail  pharmacy  provided that the network participating non-mail order
 retail pharmacy agrees [in advance, through a contractual network agree-
 ment,] to the same reimbursement amount[, as well as the same applicable
 terms and conditions,] that the insurer has established for the  network
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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