Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 148
Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; transfer Insurance Commissioner's duties to Pharmacy Board.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO IMPOSE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ON PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS THAT ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE PHARMACISTS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS USING THE MOST CURRENT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED REFERENCE PRICE IN POSSESSION OF THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER ON THE DATE OF ELECTRONIC ADJUDICATION OR ON THE DATE OF SERVICE, OR THE REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED REFERENCE PRICES USED FOR CALCULATION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS NOT LESS THAN EVERY THREE BUSINESS DAYS; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-21-153, 73-21-157 AND 73-21-159, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO TRANSFER THE DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE UNDER THE PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT TO THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 4 to February 1, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 4 – Feb 1
- Jan 4Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 4Referred To Public Health and Human Services;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives