Rep. Ron Stephens

Filed: 4/7/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2768

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2768 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
5 adding Section 24.5 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 85/24.5 new)
7     Sec. 24.5. Sale of prescription drugs at best price. If a
8 wholesale drug distributor or pharmacy benefit manager has
9 entered into a contract with the State to sell or negotiate the
10 sale of a prescription drug to the State at a particular price,
11 then, upon the request of any pharmacy domiciled in this State,
12 the wholesale drug distributor or pharmacy benefit manager must
13 disclose that price and make that prescription drug available
14 to the pharmacy at that same price during the period that the
15 contract with the State is in effect, regardless of the
16 quantity of the drug purchased by the pharmacy. This Section
17 applies only to contracts for the sale of prescription drugs
18 entered into between a pharmacy and a wholesale drug
19 distributor or pharmacy benefit manager on or after the
20 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
21 Assembly.
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.".