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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel With Senators and the bill sponsor, Sen. Wright (R), expressing disappointment that the Senate PBM bill did not go further to regulate PBMs, the Senate moved their PBM bill out of its second (of three) committee on February 25, 2020 when the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1094 expands the scope of practice for consultant pharmacists. A similar bill passed the House last year, but died in the Senate when it was never heard in committee, presumably because the doctors opposed the bill. This year, however, the pharmacists and doctors have worked together and have…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 20, 2020, the House passed its air ambulance bill (HB 747) with a vote of 117-0. The bill now goes to the Senate for approval. The Senate bill (SB 736) is in its last committee. The House approved a floor amendment to clean up the bill. Under…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 599 expands the scope of practice for consultant pharmacists. A similar bill passed the House last year, but died in the Senate when it was never heard in committee. The full House approved this year’s consultant pharmacist bill on February 20, 2020 with a vote of 115-2. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 744 expands the current law on direct primary care agreements by allowing podiatrists to enter into these agreements with individuals. Current law only allows allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians, chiropractic physicians, nurses, or dentists to use direct primary care agreements. The bill also changes other regulations for podiatrists,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House moved their PBM regulation bill (HB 7045) to the floor on February 18, 2020 when it passed its last committee, House Health and Human Services. A strike all amendment and two amendments to the strike all were adopted to the bill. The strike all amendment:…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 18, 2020, the Senate Health Policy Committee adopted an amendment to their pharmacist test and treat bill (SB 714) to limit it to flu only. The House bill (HB 389) is different and allows pharmacists to test and treat for flu and strep. The House bill was…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House organ transplant bill, HB 1187, no longer contains a prohibition on health insurance excluding coverage for organ donors as the provision was removed in its first committee. However, the Senate organ donor bill (SB 1516) still contains the prohibition. The bill differences will have to be worked…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1279 tweaks the health insurance shared savings program. It passed its last committee on February 18, 2020 without amendment. It will now be heard on the House floor when scheduled by the Rules Committee. The shared savings program was created in 2019 as a voluntary program for…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 351 expands the current law on direct primary care agreements by allowing podiatrists to enter into these agreements with individuals. Current law only allows allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians, chiropractic physicians, nurses, or dentists to use direct primary care agreements. The bill also changes other regulations for podiatrists,…