81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 1645, Chapter 1384 Page: 2 of 6
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S.B. No. 1645
1 SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The Health and Human Services
2 Commission shall study the feasibility of establishing separate
3 reimbursement rates under the Medicaid vendor drug program for
4 pharmacies that provide pharmacy care management services to
5 patients who are administered specialty pharmacy drugs, including
6 drugs indicated for the prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus,
7 blood factor, or any other biologic or therapy that requires
8 complex care.
9 (b) In conducting the study under Subsection (a) of this
10 section, the Health and Human Services Commission shall consult
11 with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and may
12 consider the adoption of pharmacy care management services
13 reimbursement for pharmacy services adopted by other state Medicaid
14 programs.
15 (c) The Health and Human Services Commission shall seek
16 information from specialty pharmacy providers or other sources
17 regarding the costs of providing pharmacy care management services.
18 (d) Not later than September 1, 2010, the Health and Human
19 Services Commission shall submit a written report of the results of
20 the study conducted under Subsection (a) of this section to the
21 legislature.
22 SECTION 3. NORMAL DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL. Subdivision (5),
23 Section 431.401, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as
24 follows:
25 (5) "Normal distribution channel" means a chain of
26 custody for a prescription drug, either directly or by drop
27 shipment, from the manufacturer of the prescription drug, the2
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 1645, Chapter 1384, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149414/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.