Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

30 ILCS 105/5.640 new

30 ILCS 105/8g

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Solvency Protection Act to establish standards and criteria for the regulation, solvency, and licensing of pharmacy benefit managers. Requires pharmacy benefits managers to obtain a certificate of authority from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and a certificate of compliance from the State Board of Pharmacy. Sets forth provisions concerning disclosures, records, financial examination, an annual statement and filing fee, contracts and agreements, prohibited acts and practices, medication reimbursement costs, timely payments and audits, authorization for substitutions, and complaint and claim processes. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department and the Board. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Pharmacy Benefits Management Fund and to provide that no transfers may be made to the General Revenue Fund from the Pharmacy Benefits Management Fund. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	30 ILCS 105/5.640 new

30 ILCS 105/8g

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Solvency Protection Act. Contains only the short title provision.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3

	Deletes reference to:
	New Act

	Adds reference to:
	215 ILCS 5/Art. XXXI.5 heading

215 ILCS 5/512-1

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-1

215 ILCS 5/512-2

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-2

215 ILCS 5/512-3

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-3

215 ILCS 5/512-4

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-4

215 ILCS 5/512-5

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-5

215 ILCS 5/512-6

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-6

215 ILCS 5/512-7

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-7

215 ILCS 5/512-8

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-8

215 ILCS 5/512-9

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-9

215 ILCS 5/512-10

from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-10

215 ILCS 5/512-11 new

215 ILCS 5/512-12 new

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Third Party Prescription Programs Article of the Insurance Code to change the name of the Article to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Management Programs Law. Changes references from third party prescription programs to pharmaceutical benefits management programs and from third party program administrator to pharmaceutical benefits manager or PBM throughout the Article. Provides for the registration of all pharmaceutical benefits management programs and pharmaceutical benefits managers (PBMs) doing business in the State with the Director of the Division of Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Makes changes concerning fiduciary and bonding, notice, and contractual requirements, cancellation procedures, denial of payment, and failure to register. Sets forth provisions concerning failure to comply. Grants rulemaking authority to the Director of the Division of Insurance. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/25/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
2/25/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/25/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
3/2/2005	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
3/10/2005	Senate	Held in Licensed Activities
3/15/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
3/15/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/16/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
3/16/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/17/2005	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
3/17/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Licensed Activities
4/13/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/13/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
4/15/2005	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to May 31, 2005
4/20/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
4/20/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
4/20/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
4/21/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
4/21/2005	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/21/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Righter
4/21/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/21/2005	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
4/21/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
4/21/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
4/21/2005	House	Arrived in House
4/21/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/21/2005	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
4/26/2005	House	First Reading
4/26/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/26/2005	House	Referred to Executive Committee
4/26/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
4/27/2005	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Roger L. Eddy
4/27/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
4/27/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/13/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/16/2005	House	Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
5/16/2005	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/17/2005	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
5/31/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

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