1E Requiring and providing for the commissioner of human services to establish and administer an intrastate prescription drug bulk purchasing program for state and local government cost savings purposes, providing for optional participation; requiring the commissioner of administration to negotiate the prices of the prescription drugs purchased under the program, exception; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish or join an existing interstate prescription drug bulk purchasing program with other interested states and the program to select an agent to negotiate prices for the states in the program; requiring the commissioner to request the department of administration to negotiate with state approved Canadian or European pharmacies or wholesalers the prices to be charged to Minnesota residents purchasing prescription drugs from Canada or Europe and to determine the cost savings to the program in purchasing drugs from Canada or Europe; requiring the commissioner to establish and administer a public private intrastate prescription drug bulk purchasing alliance for purchasing consolidation purposes, participation of private entities in the alliance to be voluntary, requiring department of administration price negotiation; granting the commissioner of human services discretion in establishing or administering bulk purchasing programs upon determination of no significant savings to the state; prohibiting inclusion of the state medicaid or MinnesotaCare programs or department of corrections in the programs, authorizing later inclusion upon determination of benefit to the state; requiring the distribution of pharmaceuticals purchased under the programs through state pharmacies, authorizing commissioner or state or local government entities selection of an alternate distribution system
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