STATEMENT TO
[Second Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 3717
with Senate Floor Amendments
(Proposed by Senator GOPAL)
ADOPTED: JUNE 20, 2019
These amendments provide that P.L.2015, c.179 (C.17B:27F-1 et seq.) does not apply to any agreement by a pharmacy benefits manager to administer prescription drug benefits on behalf of the State Health Benefits Plan, the School Employees Health Benefits Plan, or a self-insured health benefits plan governed by the provisions of the federal "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," 29 U.S.C. s.1001 et seq.
The amendments delete a provision of the bill that provides that pharmacy benefits managers and third-party payers may not require pharmacy accreditation standards or recertification requirements to participate in a network which are inconsistent with federal and State requirements.
The amendments also make technical corrections to the bill.