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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 238

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Relating to: billing the Medical Assistance program for prescription drugs by certain entities. (FE)

Abortion Birth control Drugs Medical assistance Organization, miscellaneous

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires certain entities, when billing the Medical Assistance (MA)

program for reimbursement of a prescription drug, to bill the actual acquisition cost

of the prescription drug and the dispensing fee charged under the MA program.

Under current law, the MA program provides coverage for prescription drugs

as a benefit. The federal government, under current federal law, has an agreement

with drug manufacturers to limit the price of certain drugs purchased by covered

entities to the average manufacturer price reduced by any rebate percentage.

"Covered entity" is defined in federal law and, for purposes of this bill, means certain

family planning projects and certain entities that receive funds related to treatment

of sexually-transmitted diseases or tuberculosis. This bill specifies that a covered

entity must charge the actual acquisition cost of a prescription drug and the standard

MA dispensing fee when billing the MA program for reimbursement.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kapenga (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

36 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Heaton (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 16, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 3 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Refused to reject Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 14, Noes 19

Failed 14–19 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 Feb 11, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 61

Not voting · 3

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 Feb 11, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 24, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Lazich, LeMahieu, Moulton, Nass, Roth and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Kleefisch, Allen, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, A. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Vorpagel

  2. Aug 24, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Sep 14, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 18, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 22, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 13, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 16, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Oct 16, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Oct 30, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kapenga

  10. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Bewley, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Shilling and Risser

  12. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Bewley, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Shilling and Risser

  13. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Refused to reject Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 14, Noes 19

  15. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  16. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  17. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  18. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  20. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  21. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2016 by Committee on Rules

  25. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed at the foot of the calendar of 2-11-2016

  26. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  27. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Shankland, Barca, Hesselbein, Doyle, C. Taylor, Subeck, Stuck, Brostoff, Hintz, Meyers, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Pope, Considine, Billings, Sargent, Zepnick, Bowen, Genrich, Riemer, Young and Wachs

  28. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  29. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  31. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  32. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  34. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  35. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-17-2016

  36. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-18-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 152

  37. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Published 2-19-2016