71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HMRA to HB 3965
 
LC 4179/HB 3965-MR2
 
                      HOUSE MINORITY REPORT
                          AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3965
 
                             May 24
 
Speaker Simmons:
  A minority of your Committee on Business, Labor, and Consumer
Affairs, to whom was referred House Bill 3965, having had the
same under consideration, respectfully reports it back with the
recommendation that it do pass with the following amendments:
 
  On page 6 of the printed bill, after line 41, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 9. + }  { + (1) Except as provided in
subsection (3) of this section, a pharmacy may not charge a
person who presents a valid prescription and the person's
Medicare card a price for prescription medication that exceeds
the Medicaid fee-for-service rate established by the Department
of Human Services.
  ' (2) A pharmacy may charge the person an amount established by
the department to cover the professional dispensing fee.
  ' (3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section
do not apply to over-the-counter medications.
  ' (4) The department shall provide a mechanism to calculate and
transmit the Medicaid fee-for-service rate to the pharmacy.
  ' (5) This section applies to any pharmacy that uses an
electronic claims processing or claims management system that
incorporates on-line point of sale. + } ' .
 
                         /sDiane Rosenbaum
                           Representative
 
                         /sJeff Merkley
                           Representative
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