71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1450
 
                         Senate Bill 876
 
Sponsored by Senators L BEYER, CORCORAN; Senators BROWN, BURDICK,
  CASTILLO, COURTNEY, DECKERT, DUKES, GORDLY, HARTUNG, METSGER,
  SHIELDS, TROW, Representatives BATES, LOWE, MERKLEY, MONNES
  ANDERSON, MORRISETTE, NOLAN, RINGO, ROSENBAUM, SCHRADER, TOMEI,
  WIRTH
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Prohibits pharmacy from charging price that exceeds Medicaid
fee-for-service rate to Medicare beneficiary with valid
prescription.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to prescription medications for Medicare beneficiaries.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (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. + }
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