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AZ SB1732

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2021

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Rios

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Creates the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program within the Department of Health Services to import prescription drugs from Canadian suppliers in compliance with federal law (21 U.S.C. § 384).

  • Requires the department to design a program that ensures drugs meet FDA safety standards, generates substantial consumer savings, and prohibits distribution of imported drugs outside Arizona.

  • Mandates the department consult with the attorney general on anticompetitive behavior, submit a formal certification request to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and seek federal approvals for 340B covered entities to participate.

  • Program implementation must begin within six months after the legislature enacts a funding mechanism and federal certification is obtained; includes requirements for licensing, contracting with distributors and Canadian suppliers, and establishing a public drug pricing database.

  • Requires annual reporting to the governor and legislature on participating entities, prescriptions dispensed, consumer savings, and audit findings; program terminates July 1, 2031.

Legislative Description

Prescription drugs; importation program

Prescription Drugs

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/4/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules2/4/2021
Health and Human Services2/3/2021

Full Bill Text

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