Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1119: Pharmacy benefit managers; revise provisions related to.
Status: Failed, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RENAME THE "PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT" TO THE "REPRESENTATIVE ANDY STEPP PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE NEW TERMS AND REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF EXISTING TERMS UNDER THE PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS FROM REIMBURSING A PHARMACY OR PHARMACIST FOR A PRESCRIPTION DRUG OR PHARMACIST SERVICE IN A NET AMOUNT LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE DRUG ACQUISITION COST (NADAC) FOR THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG OR PHARMACIST SERVICE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE DRUG IS ADMINISTERED OR DISPENSED, PLUS A PROFESSIONAL DISPENSING FEE EQUAL TO THE PROFESSIONAL DISPENSING FEE PAID BY MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID; TO REQUIRE A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER TO MAKE PROMPT PAYMENT TO A PHARMACY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-156, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL PROCEDURE TO ALLOW PHARMACIES TO CHALLENGE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR A SPECIFIC DRUG OR DRUGS AS BEING BELOW THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE REQUIRED BY THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION TO BE LICENSED WITH THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF PHARMACY; TO REQUIRE A PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE TO A PHARMACY OR PHARMACIST A COPY OF ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO ON BEHALF OF THE PHARMACY OR PHARMACIST BY THE PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-21-158, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS FROM CHARGING A PLAN SPONSOR MORE FOR A PRESCRIPTION DRUG THAN THE NET AMOUNT IT PAYS A PHARMACY FOR THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER OR THIRD-PARTY PAYOR FROM CHARGING A PATIENT AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS THE TOTAL AMOUNT RETAINED BY THE PHARMACY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-161, MISSIS
What the bill says
An act to amend section 73-21-151, mississippi code of 1972, to rename the "pharmacy benefit prompt pay act" to the "representative andy stepp pharmacy benefit prompt pay act"; to amend section 73-21-153, mississippi code of 1972, to define new terms and revise the definitions of existing terms under the pharmacy benefit prompt pay act…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RENAME THE "PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT" TO THE "REPRESENTATIVE ANDY STEPP PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE NEW TERMS AND REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF EXISTING TERMS UNDER THE PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS FROM REIMBURSING A PHARMACY OR PHARMACIST FOR A PRESCRIPTION DRUG OR PHARMACIST SERVICE IN A NET AMOUNT LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE DRUG ACQUISITION COST (NADAC) FOR THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG OR PHARMACIST SERVICE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE DRUG IS ADMINISTERED OR DISPENSED, PLUS A PROFESSIONAL DISPENSING FEE EQUAL TO THE PROFESSIONAL DISPENSING FEE PAID BY MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID; TO REQUIRE A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER TO MAKE PROMPT PAYMENT TO A PHARMACY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-156, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL PROCEDURE TO ALLOW PHARMACIES TO CHALLENGE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR A SPECIFIC DRUG OR DRUGS AS BEING BELOW THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE REQUIRED BY THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION TO BE LICENSED WITH THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF PHARMACY; TO REQUIRE A PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE TO A …
Sponsors
- Hobgood-Wilkes, Stacey (R, 108) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Bell (D, 65)
- Bennett, Richard (R, 120)
- Randy Boyd (R, 19)
- Carpenter, Lester (R, 1)
- Crawford, Carolyn (R, 121)
- Creekmore, Samuel (R, 14)
- Currie, Becky (R, 92)
- Jill Ford (R, 73)
- Foster, Stephanie (D, 63)
- Justis Gibbs (D, 72)
- Gregory Holloway (D, 76)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : DR - TSDPCS: DP To SA
- : Referred To Drug Policy;State Affairs
Subjects: Pharmacy benefit managers
Common questions
- What is HB1119?
- HB1119 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Pharmacy benefit managers; revise provisions related to.
- What does HB1119 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 73-21-151, mississippi code of 1972, to rename the "pharmacy benefit prompt pay act" to the "representative andy stepp pharmacy benefit prompt pay act"; to amend section 73-21-153, mississippi code of 1972, to define new terms and revise the definitions of existing terms under the pharmacy benefit prompt pay act…
- What is the status of HB1119?
- Failed as of February 4, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1119?
- Hobgood-Wilkes, Stacey (R, 108), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1119?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1119.xml
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