as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/25/2020 09:42am
A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying the definition of prescription drug for purposes of
the state antikickback provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement,
section 62J.23, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 62J.23, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
(a) From July 1, 1992, until rules are adopted by the commissioner
under this section, the restrictions in the federal Medicare antikickback statutes in section
1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section 1320a-7b(b), and
rules adopted under the federal statutes, apply to all persons in the state, regardless of whether
the person participates in any state health care program.
(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) shall be construed to prohibit an individual from receiving
a discount or other reduction in price or a limited-time free supply or samples of a prescription
drug, medical supply, or medical equipment offered by a pharmaceutical manufacturer,
medical supply or device manufacturer, health plan company, or pharmacy benefit manager,
so long as:
(1) the discount or reduction in price is provided to the individual in connection with
the purchase of a prescription drug, medical supply, or medical equipment prescribed for
that individual;
(2) it otherwise complies with the requirements of state and federal law applicable to
enrollees of state and federal public health care programs;
(3) the discount or reduction in price does not exceed the amount paid directly by the
individual for the prescription drug, medical supply, or medical equipment; and
(4) the limited-time free supply or samples are provided by a physician or pharmacist,
as provided by the federal Prescription Drug Marketing Act.
For purposes of this paragraph, "prescription drug" includes prescription drugs that are
administered through infusionnew text begin , injection, or other parenteral methodsnew text end , and related services
and supplies.
(c) No benefit, reward, remuneration, or incentive for continued product use may be
provided to an individual or an individual's family by a pharmaceutical manufacturer,
medical supply or device manufacturer, or pharmacy benefit manager, except that this
prohibition does not apply to:
(1) activities permitted under paragraph (b);
(2) a pharmaceutical manufacturer, medical supply or device manufacturer, health plan
company, or pharmacy benefit manager providing to a patient, at a discount or reduced
price or free of charge, ancillary products necessary for treatment of the medical condition
for which the prescription drug, medical supply, or medical equipment was prescribed or
provided; and
(3) a pharmaceutical manufacturer, medical supply or device manufacturer, health plan
company, or pharmacy benefit manager providing to a patient a trinket or memento of
insignificant value.
(d) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a health plan company
from offering a tiered formulary with different co-payment or cost-sharing amounts for
different drugs.