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Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 5/13/2008
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5614
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5614 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following: |
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by |
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| changing the heading of Article XXXI 1/2 and Sections 512-1, |
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| 512-2, 512-3, 512-4, 512-5, 512-6, 512-7, 512-8, 512-9, and |
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| 512-10 and by adding Sections 512-7.5, 512-7.10, 512-11, and |
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| 512-12 as follows: |
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| (215 ILCS 5/Art. XXXI.5 heading) |
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| ARTICLE XXXI 1/2.
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| PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT
THIRD PARTY PRESCRIPTION
PROGRAMS
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-1) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-1)
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| Sec. 512-1. Short Title. This Article shall be known and |
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| may be cited
as the " Pharmacy Benefits Management Programs Law
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| Third Party Prescription Program Act ".
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| (Source: P.A. 82-1005.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-2) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-2)
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| Sec. 512-2. Purpose. It is hereby determined and declared |
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| that the
purpose of this Article is to regulate pharmacy |
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| benefits management programs
certain practices engaged in by |
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| third-party
prescription
program administrators .
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| (Source: P.A. 82-1005.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-3) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-3)
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| Sec. 512-3. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, |
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| unless the
context otherwise requires, the terms defined in |
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| this Article have the meanings
ascribed
to them herein:
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| "Covered entity" means any entity that has entered into an |
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| agreement, directly or indirectly, with a pharmacy benefits |
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| manager to provide a pharmacy benefits management program. |
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| "Covered entity" includes, but is not limited to, a person or |
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| entity that has entered into a contract for prescription health |
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| care services with an insurer, Health Maintenance |
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| Organization, Limited Health Services Organization, or |
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| Voluntary Health Services Plan under which the pharmacy |
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| benefits manager is contractually obligated to provide a |
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| pharmacy benefits management program. |
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| "Covered individual" means a member, participant, |
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| enrollee, contract holder, policy holder, or beneficiary of a |
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| covered entity who is provided prescription health coverage by |
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| the covered entity. "Covered individual" includes, but is not |
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| limited to, a dependent or other person who is provided health |
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| coverage though a policy, contract, or plan for a covered |
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| individual. |
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| "Director" means the Director of the Division of Insurance |
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| of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. |
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| "Division" means the Division of Insurance of the |
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| Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. |
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| "Maximum allowable cost" or "MAC" means the maximum |
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| allowable cost for a prescribed generic drug dispensed under |
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| PBM Program Networks as determined by the program administrator |
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| from time to time pursuant to a MAC list to be provided |
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| electronically to pharmacy network participants at least |
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| quarterly or more frequently upon a pharmacy request. The MAC |
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| is based upon the average published wholesale price of at least |
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| 2 different manufacturers of the applicable generic drug (for |
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| the same strength), or as published in 2 nationally recognized |
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| drug databases and identified in the approved pharmacy network |
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| contract. |
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| "Pharmacy benefits management program" or "program" means |
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| a system providing for the administration of or reimbursement |
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| for pharmacy services and prescription drug products offered in |
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| this State by a PBM for or on behalf of a covered entity. |
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| "Pharmacy benefits manager" or "PBM" means any person, |
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| partnership, or corporation that issues or causes to be issued |
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| any payment or reimbursement to a provider for services |
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| rendered pursuant to a pharmacy benefits management program or |
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| an entity that procures prescription drugs at a negotiated |
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| rate. "Pharmacy benefits manager "or "PBM" does not include the |
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| Director of Healthcare and Family Services or any agent |
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| authorized by the Director of Healthcare and Family Services to |
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| reimburse or procure prescription drugs at a negotiated rate |
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| pursuant to a program of which the Department of Healthcare and |
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| Family Services is the third party or covered entity, nor does |
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| it include a pharmacy or pharmacy network provider. |
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| "Pharmacy" has the meaning given to the term in the |
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| Pharmacy Practice Act. |
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| "Pharmacy network provider" means a pharmacist or pharmacy |
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| that has a contractual relationship with a health benefit plan |
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| or pharmacy benefit manager to provide pharmacist services or |
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| medication therapy management services, as defined in the |
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| Pharmacy Practice Act. |
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| "Pharmacy reimbursement rate" means the amount a PBM pays |
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| to a pharmacy or pharmacy network provider for prescription |
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| drugs and services provided by the pharmacy or pharmacy network |
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| provider to the PBM. |
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| "Rebates" means any valuable consideration or inducement |
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| to directly affect or influence the dispensing of pharmacy |
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| drugs, supplies, or services. |
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| (a) "Third party prescription program" or "program" means |
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| any system of
providing for the reimbursement of pharmaceutical |
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| services and prescription
drug products offered or operated in |
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| this State under a contractual arrangement
or agreement between |
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| a provider of such services and another party who is
not the |
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| consumer of those services and products. Such programs may |
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| include, but need not be limited to, employee benefit
plans |
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| whereby a consumer receives prescription drugs or other |
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| pharmaceutical
services and those services are paid for by
an |
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| agent of the employer or others.
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| (b) "Third party program administrator" or "administrator" |
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| means any person,
partnership or corporation who issues or |
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| causes to be issued any payment
or reimbursement to a provider |
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| for services rendered pursuant to a third
party prescription |
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| program, but does not include the Director of Healthcare and |
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| Family Services or any agent authorized by
the Director to |
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| reimburse a provider of services rendered pursuant to a
program |
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| of which the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is |
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| the third party.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-4) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-4)
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| Sec. 512-4. Licensure; application and fees Registration . |
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| (a) No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity |
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| may act as a PBM or provide a pharmacy benefits management |
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| program in this State without being licensed by the Division. |
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| (b) Each applicant for licensure must file with the |
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| Director the following information and documents: |
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| (1) the name of the company and the state or country |
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| under the laws of which the company is organized or |
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| authorized; |
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| (2) the title of the Act under or by which the company |
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| was incorporated or organized, the date of its |
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| incorporation or organization, and, if a corporation, the |
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| period of its duration; |
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| (3) an organizational chart; |
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| (4) a list of the names, addresses, titles, and |
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| biographical affidavits of the officers of the PBM; |
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| (5) a sample copy of contracts utilized by the PBM |
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| between the PBM and covered entities and between the PBM |
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| and its pharmacy network providers; and |
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| (6) such other information as the Director may |
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| reasonably request. |
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| (c) A licensee shall keep current the information required |
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| under items (1) through (5) of subsection (b) of this Section |
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| by reporting all material changes or additions to the Director |
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| within 30 calendar days after the end of the month of each |
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| change or addition. A material change or addition includes any |
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| modification of the information that has a significant effect |
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| on the operation of the PBM or pharmacy benefit management |
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| program. |
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| (d) Beginning on January 1, 2009, each PBM doing business |
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| in this State must pay to the Director an initial licensure fee |
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| of $1,000. Thereafter, annually on or before January 1 of each |
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| year, a PBM doing business in this State that seeks to renew a |
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| PBM license must pay to the Director a renewal fee of $250. All |
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| fees collected under this Section shall be deposited into the |
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| Insurance Producer Administration Fund. |
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| (e) This Section does not apply to licensed insurance |
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| companies, Health Maintenance Organizations, Limited Health |
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| Services Organizations, and Voluntary Health Services Plans. |
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| All
third party prescription programs and
administrators doing |
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| business in the State shall register with the Director
of |
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| Insurance. The Director
shall promulgate regulations |
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| establishing criteria
for registration in accordance with the |
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| terms of this Article. The Director
may by rule establish an |
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| annual registration fee for each
third party administrator.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-1005.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-5) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-5)
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| Sec. 512-5. License denial, non-renewal, or revocation |
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| Fiduciary and Bonding Requirements . |
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| (a) The Director may place on probation, suspend, revoke, |
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| or refuse
to issue or renew a PBM license or may levy a civil |
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| penalty in accordance with this Section or take any combination |
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| of actions for any one or more of the following causes: |
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| (1) Intentionally providing incorrect, misleading, or |
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| materially untrue information in the license application. |
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| (2) Intentionally violating any provision of this Law |
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| or the insurance laws of this or another state or violating |
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| any rule, subpoena, or order of the Director or another |
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| appropriate state regulator. |
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| (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license through |
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| misrepresentation or fraud. |
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| (4) Improperly withholding, misappropriating, or |
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| converting any moneys or properties received in the course |
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| of doing business. |
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| (5) Intentionally misrepresenting the terms of any |
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| contract or agreement
between a PBM and a covered entity. |
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| (6) Having admitted to or been found to have committed |
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| any unfair trade practice or fraud. |
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| (7) Using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest practices |
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| or demonstrating incompetence, untrustworthiness, or |
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| financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business in |
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| this State or elsewhere. |
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| (8) Having a professional license or registration that |
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| is comparable to a license issued under this Law denied, |
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| suspended, or revoked in any other state, province, |
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| district,
or territory. |
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| (9) Forging a name to an application. |
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| (10) Failing to pay any tax or fee, as required by law. |
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| (b) If the action by the Director is to deny renewal, |
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| suspend, or revoke a license or to deny an application for |
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| licensure, the Director shall notify the licensee or applicant |
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| and advise, in writing, the licensee or applicant of the reason |
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| for the suspension, revocation, or denial. The applicant or |
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| licensee may make written demand upon the Director within 30 |
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| calendar days after the date of mailing of notice for a hearing |
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| before the Director to determine the reasonableness of the |
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| Director's action. The hearing must be held within not fewer |
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| than 20 calendar days nor more than 30 calendar days after the |
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| mailing of the notice of hearing and shall be held pursuant to |
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| the Illinois Administrative Code.
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| (c) In addition to or instead of any applicable denial, |
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| suspension, or revocation of a license, an applicant or |
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| licensee may, after hearing, be subject to a civil penalty. |
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| (d) The Director has the authority to enforce and, by |
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| order, require compliance with the provisions of this Article |
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| against any person or PBM who is under investigation for or |
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| charged with a violation of this Law or Code even if the |
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| license has been surrendered or has lapsed by operation of law. |
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| (e) Upon the suspension, denial, or revocation of a |
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| license, the licensee having possession or custody of the |
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| license shall promptly deliver it to the Director in person or |
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| by mail. The Director shall publish all suspensions, denials, |
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| or revocations after the suspension, denial, or revocation |
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| becomes final. |
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| (f) A licensee whose license is revoked or applicant whose |
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| application is denied pursuant to this Section is ineligible to |
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| apply for any pharmacy benefits management program or PBM |
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| license under this Law for 3 years after the revocation or |
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| denial. A PBM whose license as a pharmacy benefits management |
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| program has been revoked, suspended, or denied may not be |
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| employed, contracted, or engaged in any related capacity during |
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| the time the revocation, suspension, or denial is in effect. |
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| (g) A PBM must inform the Director in a manner acceptable |
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| to the Director of a change of address within 30 calendar days |
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| after the change. A
third party prescription program |
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| administrator
shall (1) establish and
maintain a fiduciary |
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| account, separate and apart from any and all other
accounts, |
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| for the receipt and disbursement of funds for reimbursement of
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| providers of services under the program, or (2) post,
or cause |
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| to be posted, a bond of indemnity in an amount equal to not |
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| less
than 10% of the total estimated annual reimbursements |
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| under the program.
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| The establishment of such fiduciary accounts and bonds |
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| shall be consistent
with applicable State law.
If a bond of |
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| indemnity is posted, it shall be held by the Director of |
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| Insurance
for the benefit and indemnification of the providers |
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| of services under the
third party prescription program.
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| (h) Any PBM
An administrator who operates more than one |
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| pharmacy benefits management
third party prescription
program
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| may establish and maintain a separate fiduciary account or bond |
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| of indemnity
for each such program, or may operate and maintain |
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| a consolidated fiduciary
account or bond of indemnity for all |
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| such programs.
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| The requirements of this subsection (h) Section do not |
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| apply to any pharmacy benefits management
third party |
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| prescription
program administered by or on behalf of any |
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| insurance company, Health Maintenance Organization, Limited |
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| Health Service Organization, or Voluntary Health Services Plan
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| Care
Service Plan Corporation or Pharmaceutical Service Plan |
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| Corporation
authorized
to do business in the State of Illinois.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-1005.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-6) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-6)
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| Sec. 512-6. Notice. Notice of any change in the terms |
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| of a pharmacy benefits management
third party prescription
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| program,
including but not limited to drugs covered, |
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| reimbursement rates, co-payments,
and dosage quantity, shall |
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| be given to each enrolled pharmacy as soon as possible at least |
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| 30
days prior to the time it becomes effective.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-1005.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-7) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-7)
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| Sec. 512-7. Required program and contractual Contractual |
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| provisions.
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| (a) Any agreement or contract entered into in this State |
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| between a PBM the
administrator of a program and a pharmacy |
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| under a pharmacy benefits management program shall include a |
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| statement of the
method of calculating and amount of |
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| reimbursement to be paid to to the pharmacy for services |
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| rendered to
persons enrolled in the program, the frequency of |
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| payment by the PBM program
administrator to the pharmacy for |
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| those services, and a method for the
adjudication of complaints |
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| and the settlement of disputes between the
contracting parties.
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| (b) Every pharmacy benefit management program shall do each |
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| of the following: |
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| (1) Provide A program shall provide an annual period |
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| of at least 30 days
during which any pharmacy licensed |
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| under the Pharmacy Practice Act
may elect to participate in |
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| the program under the program terms for at
least one year. |
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| Beginning January 1, 2009, all agreements between a |
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| pharmacy benefits management program and any other person |
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| shall comply with the requirements of this Law. To the |
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| extent that any such agreement renewed or extended after |
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| December 31, 2008 fails to comply with the requirements of |
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| this Law, such requirements shall be deemed to be |
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| incorporated into those agreements by operation of law as |
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| of the date of the renewal of execution.
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| (2) Keep current the information required to be |
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| disclosed in its application for licensure by reporting all |
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| material changes or additions to the Director within 30 |
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| days after each change or addition. If compliance with the |
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| requirements of this subsection (b) would
impair any |
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| provision of a contract between a program and any other |
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| person,
and if the contract provision was in existence |
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| before January 1, 1990,
then immediately after the |
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| expiration of those contract provisions the
program shall |
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| comply with the requirements of this subsection (b).
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(3) Cause to be issued an identification card to |
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| covered individuals. The identification card shall comply |
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| with the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card Act. |
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| This subsection (b) does not apply if:
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| (A) the program administrator is a licensed health |
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| maintenance
organization that owns or controls a |
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| pharmacy and that enters into an
agreement or contract |
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| with that pharmacy in accordance with subsection (a); |
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| or
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| (B) the program administrator is a licensed health |
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| maintenance
organization that is owned or controlled |
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| by another entity that also owns
or controls a |
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| pharmacy, and the administrator enters into an |
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| agreement or
contract with that pharmacy in accordance |
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| with subsection (a).
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| (4) Make changes to a formulary or a prescription drug |
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| list (PDL) only on the anniversary date of the contract or |
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| through mutual consent of the PBM and the covered entity. |
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| The PBM shall establish a grievance process and an appeals |
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| procedure for covered individuals effected by a formulary |
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| or PDL change. This subsection (b) shall be inoperative |
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| after October 31,
1992.
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| (c) (Blank). The program administrator shall cause to be |
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| issued an identification
card to each person enrolled in the |
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| program. The identification card
shall include:
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| (1) the name of the individual enrolled in the program; |
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| and
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| (2) an expiration date if required under the |
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| contractual arrangement or
agreement between a provider of |
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| pharmaceutical services and prescription
drug products and |
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| the third party prescription program administrator.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-7.5 new)
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| Sec. 512-7.5. Disclosures. |
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| (a) A PBM shall disclose to the covered entity the |
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| aggregate total amount of any rebates received by the PBM from |
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| a pharmaceutical product manufacturer or labeler as a result of |
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| providing
services to the covered entity and its covered |
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| individuals. A PBM providing information under this subsection |
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| (a) shall designate that information as confidential. |
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| Information designated as confidential by a PBM and provided to |
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| a covered entity under this subsection (a) may not be disclosed |
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| by the covered entity to any person without the consent of the |
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| PBM, except that disclosure may be made in a court filing or |
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| when authorized by law or ordered by a court of this State for |
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| good cause. |
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| (b) A PBM shall disclose to a covered entity the source and |
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| amount of any claims processing and pharmacy network fees that |
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| are collected from retail pharmacies to the extent that such |
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| amounts relate directly to the services provided by the PBM to |
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| the covered entity and its covered individuals. Any and all |
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| information disclosed under this subsection (b) may be |
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| designated as confidential. Information designated as |
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| confidential by a PBM and provided to a covered entity under |
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| this subsection (b) may not be disclosed by the covered entity |
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| to any person without the consent of the PBM, except as may be |
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| required in a court of law with proper jurisdiction or as |
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| authorized by law. |
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| (c) Except in the case of non-rebate sharing contracts, a |
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| PBM shall disclose to a covered entity the reimbursement rates, |
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| including, where applicable, MAC levels, paid to pharmacy |
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| network providers for services provided to the covered entity |
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| and its covered individuals. Any and all information disclosed |
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| under this subsection (c) may be designated as confidential and |
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| such information may not be disclosed by a covered entity |
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| without the consent of the PBM except as may be required by a |
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| court of law with proper jurisdiction or as authorized by law, |
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| and further provided that nothing contained herein shall (i) |
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| prevent a covered entity from verifying with pharmacy network |
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| providers the actual amount of reimbursement that they are |
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| receiving from the PBM for services provided to the covered |
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| entity and its covered individuals and (ii) prevent a pharmacy |
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| network provider from disclosing to the covered entity the |
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| amount of reimbursement that it has actually received from the |
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| PBM for services provided to the covered entity and its covered |
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| individuals. Any provision contained in any contract, |
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| agreement or understanding of any type between a PBM and a |
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| covered entity or between a PBM and a pharmacy network provider |
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| contrary to this subsection (c) shall be null, void, and |
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| unenforceable. |
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| (d) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a pharmacy |
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| network provider from advising a covered individual of (i) |
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| generic prescription drugs that might be available to the |
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| covered individual at a lower out-of-pocket level and (ii) that |
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| the covered individual may contact his or her prescribing |
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| provider to determine whether there is an acceptable generic |
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| prescription drug that can be used to treat the covered |
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| individual's disease or medical condition that is available at |
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| a lower out-of-pocket level. |
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-7.10 new)
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| Sec. 512-7.10. Recoupment; audits. |
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| (a) A PBM shall provide the pharmacy or pharmacy network |
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| provider a remittance advice which must include an explanation |
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| of a recoupment or offset taken by a PBM, if any. All pharmacy |
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| audits and recoupments must be conducted in person or, in the |
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| alternative, an official notice of audit must be sent by |
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| certified mail to the pharmacy with specific requests for |
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| information, and a minimum of 30 days must be granted for a |
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| pharmacy response from date of receipt of official request. The |
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| recoupment explanation shall, at a minimum, include the name of |
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| the patient, the date of dispersing, the prescription drug or |
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| drugs dispensed, the recoupment amount, and the reason for the |
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| recoupment or offset. In addition, a PBM shall provide with the |
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| requirements of this Section shall be deemed fulfilled by a PBM |
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| if the information required in the recoupment explanation is |
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| provided to a pharmacy or pharmacy network provider in a notice |
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| prior to the actual recoupment. |
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| Written notice must be given to the pharmacy network |
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| provider or pharmacist at least 2 weeks before the performance |
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| of the initial on-site audit for each audit cycle. Any audit |
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| performed that involves clinical or professional judgment must |
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| be conducted in consultation with a pharmacist who has |
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| knowledge of the provisions of this Article. |
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| (b) Any clerical or record keeping error, including |
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| typographical errors, scrivener's errors, or computer errors, |
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| regarding a required document or record may not, in and of |
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| itself, constitute fraud; however, such claims may be subject |
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| to recoupment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to |
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| the contrary, no such claim shall be subject to criminal |
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| penalties without proof of intent to commit fraud. |
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| (c) A pharmacy network provider or pharmacist may use the |
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| records of a hospital, physician, or other authorized |
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| practitioner of the healing arts for drugs or medical supplies |
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| written or transmitted by any means of communication for |
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| purposes of validating pharmacy records with respect to orders |
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| or refills of a legend or narcotic drug. |
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| (d) Extrapolation audits may not be conducted for the |
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| underpayment may be a projection based on the number of |
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| patients served having a similar diagnosis or on the number of |
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| similar orders or refills for similar drugs; however, |
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| recoupment of claims must be based on the actual overpayment or |
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| underpayment unless the projection for overpayment or |
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| underpayment is part of a settlement as agreed to by the |
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| pharmacy network provider. |
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| (e) Each pharmacy network provider or pharmacist shall be |
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| audited under the standards and parameters as other similarly |
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| situated pharmacies or pharmacists audited by a covered entity, |
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| a PBM, or a representative of a covered entity or a PBM. |
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| (f) The period covered by an audit may not exceed 2 years |
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| from the date the claim was submitted to or adjudicated by a |
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| covered entity, a PBM, or a representative of a covered entity |
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| or PBM, except that this subsection (f) does not apply where a |
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| longer period is required by a federal law. |
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| (g) An audit shall not be initiated or scheduled during the |
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| first 7 calendar days of any month due to the high volume of |
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| prescriptions filled during that time, unless otherwise |
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| consented to by the pharmacy network provider or pharmacist. |
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| (h) Each PBM conducting an audit must establish an appeals |
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| process under which a pharmacy network provider or pharmacist |
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| may appeal an unfavorable preliminary audit report to the PBM |
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| on whose behalf the audit was conducted. The PBM conducting an |
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| audit shall provide to the pharmacy network provider or its |
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| process, including the name, address, and telephone number of |
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| the person to whom an appeal should be addressed. If, following |
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| the appeal, it is determined that an unfavorable audit report |
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| or any portion thereof is unsubstantiated, the audit report or |
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| such portion shall be dismissed without the necessity of |
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| further proceedings. |
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| (i) Reimbursement by a PBM under a contract to a pharmacy |
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| network provider for prescription drugs and other products and |
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| supplies that is calculated according to a formula that uses a |
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| nationally recognized reference in the pricing calculation |
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| shall use the most current nationally recognized reference |
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| prices or amount in the actual or constructive possession of |
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| the pharmacy benefits manager or its agent.
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-8) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-8)
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| Sec. 512-8. Cancellation procedures. |
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| (a) The
administrator of a program
shall notify all |
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| pharmacies enrolled in the program of any cancellation
of the |
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| coverage of benefits of any group enrolled in the program at |
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| least
30 days prior to the effective date of such cancellation.
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| However, if the
administrator of a program is not notified at |
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| least 45
days prior to the effective date of such cancellation, |
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| the
administrator
shall notify all pharmacies enrolled in the |
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| program of the cancellation
as soon as practicable after having |
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| therein shall be
so notified by the covered entity , and the |
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| employer shall make every reasonable effort to gain
possession |
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| of any plan identification cards in such persons' possession .
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| (b) (c) Any covered individual person who intentionally |
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| uses a program identification card to
obtain services from a |
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| pharmacy after having received notice of the cancellation
of |
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| his or her benefits shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. |
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| Persons shall
be liable to the PBM
program administrator for |
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| all monies paid by the PBM
program
administrator for any |
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| services received pursuant to
any improper use of
the |
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| identification card.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-1005.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-9) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-9)
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| Sec. 512-9. Denial of Payment. |
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| (a) No PBM
administrator shall deny payment
to any pharmacy |
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| for covered pharmaceutical services or prescription drug
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| products that were in real-time approved to be dispensed |
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| pursuant to an on-line adjudication program. rendered as a |
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| result of the misuse, fraudulent or illegal use of
an |
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| identification card unless such identification card had |
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| expired, been
noticeably altered, or the pharmacy was notified |
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| of the cancellation of
such card. In lieu of notifying |
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| pharmacies which have a common ownership,
the
administrator may |
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5 calendar days after the designee receives notification.
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| (b) No PBM
program administrator may withhold any payment |
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| to any pharmacy
for covered pharmaceutical services or |
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| prescription drug products beyond
the time period specified in |
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| the payment schedule provisions of the agreement,
except for |
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| individual claims for payment which have been returned to the |
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| pharmacy
as incomplete or illegible. Such returned claims shall |
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| be paid if resubmitted
by the pharmacy to the PBM
program |
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| administrator with the appropriate corrections made. |
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| (c) When a PBM utilizes a method of pharmacy reimbursement |
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| that utilizes a MAC calculation, it shall attempt to reimburse |
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| the dispensing network pharmacy at an amount not less than the |
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| pharmacy acquisition cost plus an acceptable dispensing fee, as |
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| set out in the pharmacy network agreement. In the event the MAC |
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| rate is less that the network pharmacy acquisition cost, the |
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| PBM shall have an appeal procedure in place to respond to |
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| pharmacy requests for rate review. This process must provide |
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| for a written response explaining the outcome of the review to |
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| the requesting pharmacy within 30 days. If the rate is |
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| adjusted, the adjustment will be made retroactive to the date |
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| of the appeal request. In the event the appeal is not upheld or |
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| acknowledged in a timely manner, a third party independent |
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| review panel may review the claims as submitted by the |
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| pharmacies and submit periodic reports to the Director for |
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| (Source: P.A. 82-1005.)
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-10) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-10)
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| Sec. 512-10. Failure to obtain licensure Register . Any PBM |
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| that fails to obtain a license from the Director and pay the |
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| fee set forth in this Law
third party prescription program
or
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| administrator which operates without a certificate of |
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| registration or
fails to register with the Director and pay the |
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| fee prescribed by this Article
shall be construed to be an |
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| unauthorized insurer as defined in Article VII
of this Code and |
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| shall be subject to all penalties contained therein.
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| The provisions of
the Article shall apply to all pharmacy |
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| benefits management programs and PBMs existing and established |
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| as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th |
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| General Assembly. new programs established
on or after January |
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1983.
Existing programs shall comply with the provisions
of |
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| this Article
on the anniversary date of the programs that |
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after January 1,
1983.
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| Sec. 512-11. Examination of business and affairs. |
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| (a) The Director may, when and as often as the Director |
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| deems it reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the |
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| public, examine the business and affairs of any licensed PBM. |
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| all computer or other recordings relating to the licensee's |
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| business and affairs of operating a pharmacy benefit management |
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| program. |
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| (c) Every licensee or person from whom information is |
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| sought, including all officers, directors, employees and |
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| agents of any licensee or person from whom information is |
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| sought, shall provide to the examiners timely, convenient, and |
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| free access at all reasonable hours at the licensee's or |
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| person's offices to all books, records, accounts, papers, |
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| documents, assets, and computer or other recordings relating to |
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| the property, assets, business, and affairs of the licensee |
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| being examined. The officers, directors, employees, and agents |
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| of the licensee or person shall facilitate the examination and |
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| aid in the examination so far as it is in their power to do so. |
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| The refusal of a licensee, by its officers, directors, |
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| employees, or agents, to submit to examination or to comply |
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| with any reasonable written request of the Director shall be |
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| grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of issuance or |
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| renewal of any license or authority held by the licensee |
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| pursuant to this Law. |
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| (d) The Director or his or her designee shall have the |
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| power to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and examine under |
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| oath any person as to any matter pertinent to the examination. |
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| Upon the failure or refusal of a person to obey a subpoena, the |
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| (e) When making an examination under this Law, the Director |
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| may retain attorneys, appraisers, independent actuaries, |
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| independent certified public accountants, or other |
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| professionals and specialists as examiners. The costs of |
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| retaining the examiners, including their work, travel, and |
10 |
| living expenses shall be borne by the licensee that is the |
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| subject of the examination. |
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| (215 ILCS 5/512-12 new) |
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| Sec. 512-12. Fines and penalties. In addition to or instead |
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| of any applicable denial, suspension, or revocation of a |
15 |
| license issued under this Law, a licensee may, after a hearing, |
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| be subject to a civil penalty of up to $50,000 for each cause |
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| of denial, suspension, or revocation. |
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| Any licensee or other person who willfully or repeatedly |
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| fails to observe or who otherwise violates any of the |
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| provisions of this Law or this Code or any rule adopted or |
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| final order entered thereunder shall, by civil penalty, forfeit |
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| to the Division a sum not to exceed $5,000. Each day during |
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| which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense. ".
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