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HB455: relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.

Bill status: Law without signature

Citation
2017 HB455
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House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
Senate Commerce
Hearing
04/18/2017 at 01:30 PM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Commerce

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CHAPTER 223

HB 455-FN - FINAL VERSION

05/18/2017 1703s

2017 SESSION

17-0520

01/10

HOUSE BILL 455-FN

AN ACT relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hennessey, Graf. 1; Rep. Bailey, Graf. 14; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. Byron, Hills. 20; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from requiring providers to attain accreditation, credentialing, or licensing other than by the pharmacy board or other state or federal entity until May 1, 2018.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/18/2017 1703s 17-0520

01/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

223:1 New Subparagraph; Managed Care Law; Provider Contracts; Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Amend RSA 420-J:8, XV by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:

(c) A pharmacy benefit manager shall not require accreditation, credentialing, or licensing of providers other than by the New Hampshire pharmacy board or other state or federal entity.

223:2 Repeal. RSA 420-J:8, XV(c), prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers to require providers to obtain certain accreditation, credentialing, or licensing, is repealed.

223:3 Effective Date.

I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect May 1, 2018.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II of N.H. Constitution, without signature of governor, July 11, 2017.

Effective Date:

I. Section 2 effective May 1, 2018

II. Remainder effective July 11, 2017