1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1872 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. [151.71] MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COST PRICING.
1.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
1.5have the meanings given.
1.6(b) "Health plan company" has the meaning provided in section 62Q.01, subdivision
1.74.
1.8(c) "Pharmacy benefit manager" means an entity doing business in this state that
1.9contracts to administer or manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of any health plan
1.10company that provides prescription drug benefits to residents of this state.
1.11    Subd. 2. Pharmacy benefit manager contracts with pharmacies; maximum
1.12allowable cost pricing. (a) In each contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and
1.13a pharmacy, the pharmacy shall be given the right to obtain from the pharmacy benefit
1.14manager a current list of the sources used to determine maximum allowable cost pricing.
1.15The pharmacy benefit manager shall update the pricing information at least every seven
1.16business days and provide a means by which contracted pharmacies may promptly review
1.17current prices in an electronic, print, or telephonic format within one business day at no
1.18cost to the pharmacy. A pharmacy benefit manager shall maintain a procedure to eliminate
1.19products from the list of drugs subject to maximum allowable cost pricing in a timely
1.20manner in order to remain consistent with changes in the marketplace.
1.21(b) In order to place a prescription drug on a maximum allowable cost list, a
1.22pharmacy benefit manager shall ensure that the drug is generally available for purchase by
1.23pharmacies in this state from a national or regional wholesaler and is not obsolete.
1.24(c) Each contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacy must include
1.25a process to appeal, investigate, and resolve disputes regarding maximum allowable cost
1.26pricing that includes:
1.27(1) a 15 business day limit on the right to appeal following the initial claim;
2.1(2) a requirement that the appeal be investigated and resolved within seven business
2.2days after the appeal; and
2.3(3) a requirement that a pharmacy benefit manager provide a reason for any appeal
2.4denial and identify the national drug code of a drug that may be purchased by the
2.5pharmacy at a price at or below the maximum allowable cost price as determined by
2.6the pharmacy benefit manager.
2.7(d) If the appeal is upheld, the pharmacy benefit manager shall make an adjustment
2.8to the maximum allowable cost price no later than one business day after the date of
2.9determination. The pharmacy benefit manager shall make the price adjustment applicable
2.10to all similarly situated network pharmacy providers as defined by the plan sponsor.
2.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2015."
2.12Amend the title accordingly