SB483 Alabama 2015 Session

This bill would amend the Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Chapter of the Alabama Insurance Code to provide further for the applicability of Chapter 45 of Title 27, Code of Alabama, to pharmacy benefit management administered by various health care plans, companies, and facilities; to provide for definitions, choice of pharmacy services, and contracting providers, void policies, non-mandated benefits and services; requirements of compliance; nonconforming policies; duty of Insurance Department to enforce, adoption of rules, regulated activities; and violations

This bill would add a new Article 3 to Chapter 45 of Title 27, Code of Alabama, relating to the administration of pharmaceutical insurance coverage, including timely notice of changes in terms of managers; reimbursement and payment; cancellation procedures; denial of payment; preservation of patient care; use of pharmacy data; pricing of drugs; 90-day supply at retail; and synchronization of medication

This bill would amend the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act to provide further for audit procedures and reports regarding disclosure to a pharmacy prior to changes in contract or audit procedures; extension of time for producing audit items; qualifications of licensed pharmacists giving professional judgment; amended claims; requirements for documentation; confidentiality and limits on audit information; validation of pharmacy records for changes of certain drugs authorized by federal or state law; overpayments and recoupment of excess payments; and claims adjudication

To amend Sections 27-45-1, 27-45-2, 27-45-3, 27-45-4, 27-45-5, 27-45-6, 27-45-7, 27-45-8, and 27-45-9, relating to Chapter 45 of Title 27 to provide further for the applicability of Chapter 45 of Title 27 to pharmacy benefit management plans and to provide for definitions, choice of pharmacy services, and contracting providers, void policies, non-mandated benefits and services; requirements of compliance; nonconforming policies; duty of Insurance Department to enforce, adoption of rules, regulated activities; and violations; to add Article 3 to Chapter 45 of Title 27 consisting of Sections 27-45-30 to 27-45-38, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the administration of pharmaceutical coverage, including timely notice of changes in terms of managers; reimbursement and payment; cancellation procedures; denial of payment; preservation of patient care; use of pharmacy data; pricing of drugs; 90-day supply at retail; and synchronization of medication; and to amend Section 34-23-184, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to audit and report procedures pursuant to the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act; to provide further for disclosure of changes in pharmacy contract and audit procedures; notice of on-site audits; qualifications of pharmacists giving professional judgment in audits; amended claims; limits on audit documentation; confidentiality of audit information; validation of pharmacy records for changes of certain drugs authorized by federal or state law; overpayments and recoupment of excess payments, and claims adjudication.