71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2763
 
LC 2472/HB 2763-4
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2763
 
           By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY
 
                             May 10
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 31 and
delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + Sections 2 to 4 of this 2001 Act
are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 743. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + As used in section 3 of this 2001
Act:
  ' (1) 'Carrier' has the meaning given that term in ORS 743.730.
  ' (2) 'Enrollee' has the meaning given that term in ORS
743.730.
  ' (3) 'Health benefit plan' has the meaning given that term in
ORS 743.730. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) A carrier that provides
coverage for prescription drugs provided on an outpatient basis
and issues a card or other technology for claims processing, or
an administrator of a health benefit plan including, but not
limited to, a third party administrator for a self-insured plan,
a pharmacy benefits manager and an administrator of a state
administered plan, shall issue to an enrollee a prescription drug
identification card or other technology that contains all
information required for proper claims adjudication.
  ' (2) Upon renewal of a health benefit plan, a carrier or
administrator shall issue a prescription drug identification card
or other technology containing all current information required
for proper claims adjudication.
  ' (3) A carrier or administrator of a health benefit plan is
not required to issue a prescription drug identification card or
other technology separate from another identification card or
technology issued to an enrollee under the health benefit plan if
the identification card or technology contains all of the
information required for proper claims adjudication. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + The Director of the Department of
Consumer and Business Services may adopt rules to implement
section 3 of this 2001 Act and may consider any relevant
standards developed by a standards development organization
accredited by the American National Standards Institute that
represents organizations interested in electronic standardization
with the pharmacy services sector of the health care industry and
the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act
become operative on July 1, 2003. + } ' .
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