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SF 3812 Senate Long Description

Requiring the commissioner of human services to establish and administer the prescription drug discount program, authorizing a contract with a pharmacy benefit manager for administration purposes; specifying applicant eligibility and application requirements, providing for commissioner issuance of drug purchase identification cards to eligible individuals; requiring drug manufacturers to provide rebates equal to the rebate provided under the medical assistance (MA) program for prescription drugs sold or distributed in the state and purchased by eligible individuals at participating pharmacies, specifying certain duties of the pharmacies relating to sale of prescription drugs to eligible individuals at a discounted price equal to the rebate, requiring commissioner notice to drug manufacturers of the amount of rebate owed on drugs sold by participating pharmacies; requiring the commissioner to distribute rebate amounts collected to participating pharmacies based on the prescription drugs sold minus an administrative fee, authorizing the commissioner to establish the fee to cover certain expenses, requiring deposit of fees collected in a special account to be used for the expenses; providing for enforcement of the provisions against drug manufacturers by the attorney general, authorizing civil action in district court; entitling individuals enrolled in prescription drug coverage under a health plan to program eligibility under certain no discount or rebate agreement conditions, requiring amounts collected for prescription drugs sold by participating pharmacies to the individuals to be distributed to the health plan company minus the administration fee (ja)