HF 2123

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring the state
employee health insurance plan to purchase
prescription drugs through one pharmacy benefits
manager; authorizing local units of government to
participate in the drug purchasing program;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 43A.311.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.311, is
amended to read:

43A.311 deleted text begin DRUG PURCHASING deleted text end new text begin PHARMACY BENEFITS new text end PROGRAM.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Pharmacy benefits management. new text end

deleted text begin The
commissioner of employee relations, in conjunction with the
commissioner of human services and other state agencies, shall
evaluate whether participation in a multistate or multiagency
drug purchasing program can reduce costs or improve the
operations of the drug benefit programs administered by the
department and other state agencies. The commissioner and other
state agencies may enter into a contract with a vendor or other
states for purposes of participating in a multistate or
multiagency drug purchasing program. deleted text end new text begin The commissioner shall
deliver pharmaceutical benefits provided under sections 43A.22
to 43A.30 through a pharmacy benefits management system. The
commissioner may provide the pharmacy benefits management
services directly, may contract with a third-party pharmacy
benefits manager to provide the services, or may enter into a
contract with other states for the purpose of participating in a
multistate drug purchasing program. The commissioner must
revise any contracts with health care benefits administrators
accordingly.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Preferred drug list. new text end

new text begin The pharmacy benefits
manager, in consultation with the commissioner of human services
and the Formulary Committee established under section 256B.0625,
subdivision 13c, shall develop and implement a preferred drug
list. The pharmacy benefits manager shall customize the list of
drugs to incorporate tiered cost-sharing arrangements to
maximize medical efficacy and cost savings.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local unit of government participation. new text end

new text begin (a) An
eligible employer, as defined in section 43A.316, subdivision 2,
paragraph (c), may elect to use the pharmacy benefits management
system created under subdivision 1, provided that the exclusive
representatives for participating employees have agreed to
participate.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may assess reasonable costs of
administration for the system to a participating employer.
Receipts from the assessments must be deposited in the pharmacy
benefits management system fund established in the state
treasury. All money and interest in the fund is appropriated to
the commissioner for the costs of administration under this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2006.
new text end