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HB 798 — Pharmacy Consumer Protection and Transparency Act; enact

Senate Read Second Time

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act," so as to provide for registration of any person or entity acting as a pharmacy benefits manager; to provide a short title; to define certain terms; to provide requirements for registration; to provide for the review of contracts; to provide for a fidelity bond; to provide that a pharmacy benefits manager shall not intervene in the delivery of prescriptions; to provide for the dispensing of a substitute prescription drug; to provide that a pharmacy network provider shall be protected in the event of a dispute with a pharmacy benefits manager; to provide the duties of a pharmacy benefits manager; to provide for the dispensation of certain payments; to provide for the protection of certain information; to provide for audits; to provide for contracts; to provide for notification; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Senate Read Second Time

Legislative term
Georgia General Assembly 2007-2008
Session
2007-2008 Regular Session
Chamber or committee
Georgia House of Representatives
Measure type
Bill
Introduced
Apr 10, 2007

Bill timeline (9)

Votes on this bill (1)

Sponsorships (1)

Austin Scott

Primary sponsor
Office service
State Representative · District 153 · From Jan 1, 2005
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=1; sequence=1; Scott, Austin; sponsorship listed in session 18; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Apr 10, 2007

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