HB2610
State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager; independent evaluation; report.
Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services by December 31, 2027, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's ... (More) contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. The bill's contract requirement has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, provided that the Department receives the necessary approval or federal financial participation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In addition, the bill directs the Department to engage an independent consultant to evaluate the possible implementation of a contract with a third-party pharmacy benefits manager pursuant to the bill and to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 15, 2025. This bill incorporates HB 2209. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25104589D
- 01/13/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105973D-H1
- 01/28/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/2025 - House: Incorporates HB2209(Kilgore)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106608D-H2
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Health and Human Services Substitute rejected
- 02/03/2025 - House: Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107309D-S1
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Amendment agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House (Y-6 N-92 A-0)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Rouse, Favola, Head
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Callsen, Carr, Wachsmann
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference substitute printed 25108043D-H3
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2610ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB2610H4)
- 04/02/2025 - House: Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
