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HI SB330

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Gil Keith-agaran

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces reimbursement rates for prescription drugs under workers' compensation from 140% to 90% of average wholesale price for repackaged, relabeled, and compounded drugs.

  • Applies the 90% average wholesale price rate to compounded prescription drugs calculated by gram weight of each underlying drug component.

  • Requires all pharmaceutical claims for repackaged, relabeled, or compounded drugs to include the National Drug Code of the original manufacturer.

  • Limits physician-dispensed prescription drugs to the first 90 days following the date of injury.

  • Maintains requirements that equivalent generic drugs substitute for brand name pharmaceuticals unless the prescribing physician certifies medical necessity for non-substitution.

Legislative Description

Relating To Workers' Compensation.

Workers' Compensation

Last Action

Re-Referred to LBR/CPH, WAM.

1/17/2018

Committee Referrals

Labor1/17/2018
Judiciary and Labor1/23/2017

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