Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)


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     SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 158


     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning Medicaid.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 12-15-31.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]:
     Chapter 31.1. Adjustment of Pharmacy Dispensing Fees
    Sec. 1. At least once every two (2) years, the office shall conduct a survey of pharmacy providers to assess the appropriate level of dispensing fees to be paid to providers for prescribed drugs.
    Sec. 2. A survey under section 1 of this chapter must include an evaluation of dispensing fees in other states and the policies of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration).
    Sec. 3. A dispensing fee shall be evaluated based upon the following information concerning the costs of pharmacy operation:
        (1) Operational data.
        (2) Professional services data.
        (3) Overhead data.
        (4) Profit data.
    Sec. 4. If an adjustment in dispensing fees is made following a survey conducted under section 1 of this chapter, the secretary shall commence the rulemaking process under IC 4-22-2 to make the adjustment not later than November 1 of the year in which the survey was conducted.
    SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.

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