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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 542

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Relating to: reimbursements for certain 340B program entities. (FE)

Drugs Federal aid Pharmacy

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits any person from reimbursing certain entities that

participate in the federal drug pricing program, known as the 340B program, for a

drug subject to an agreement under the program at a rate lower than that paid for

the same drug to pharmacies that are similar in prescription volume. The bill also

prohibits a person from imposing any fee, charge back, or other adjustment on the

basis of the entity's participation in the 340B program. The entities covered by the

prohibitions under the bill are federally qualified health centers, critical access

hospitals, and grantees under the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, as well

as these entities' pharmacies and any pharmacy with which any of the entities have

contracted to dispense drugs through the 340B program.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ringhand (D)

22 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Baldeh (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Doyle (D) , Emerson (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hong (D) , Milroy (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , S. Rodriguez (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 2, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Erpenbach, Agard, Bewley, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Milroy, Anderson, Baldeh, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, Neubauer, Ohnstad, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs and Vruwink

  2. Sep 2, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  3. Sep 29, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1