71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. HB 2497
 
LC 2238/HB 2497-A16
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2497
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             July 5
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 2, delete '
and' and before the period insert '; and declaring an emergency'.
  In line 5, delete 'and sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act'.
  On page 2, after line 19, insert:
  ' (c) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (4) of this section
and paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, the department may
require prior authorization of payment for drugs for individuals
whose prescription drug use exceeded 15 drugs in the preceding
six-month period.'.
  In line 22, delete 'condition, the' and delete 'and the line
number of the condi-'.
  In line 23, delete 'tion'.
  Delete lines 33 and 34.
  In line 35, delete '(9)' and insert '(8)'.
  Delete lines 41 through 45.
  On page 3, delete lines 1 through 12.
  In line 13, delete '4' and insert '2'.
  In line 18, delete '5' and insert '3' and after 'shall ' delete
the rest of the line and insert 'seek agreements with'.
  In line 20, before '15.1' insert 'at least'.
  In line 23, after 'achieve' insert 'at least'.
  In line 25, delete '6' and insert '4'.
  In line 28, after 'shall' insert 'adopt rules to'.
  In line 29, after 'for' delete the rest of the line and line 30
and insert 'specified health conditions.'.
  In line 31, delete '7' and insert '5'.
  After line 33, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + For the biennium beginning July 1,
2001, the Department of Human Services shall pay a Medicaid
reimbursement rate of 89 percent of the average wholesale price
plus $3.91 per prescription for those prescriptions that are
reimbursed at a percentage of average wholesale price to
pharmacies that:
  ' (1) Do not provide retail prescription services; and
  ' (2) Serve Medicaid clients in a nursing facility or a
community based care living facility. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + }  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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