Bill > S1266

This bill modifies the state employees' prescription drug program by establishing a 90-day supply limit for maintenance drugs purchased at both retail and mail-order pharmacies, whereas previously only mail-order had such a limit or it was discretionary for retail. It also removes a provision that allowed the Department of Management Services (DMS), the agency administering the program, to implement a 90-day supply limit for certain maintenance drugs at retail pharmacies if it was deemed financially beneficial. Additionally, the bill clarifies how pharmacies will be reimbursed, specifying a dispensing fee that is the lesser of a set amount for retail or mail-order prescriptions, or the amount negotiated by the department for a 90-day supply of a mandatory maintenance drug filled at a retail pharmacy, and allows retail pharmacies to fill these 90-day supplies. Finally, it repeals a provision from a previous law and sets an effective date of July 1, 2014.