HB 25-1222 CO

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Became Law

The act prevents a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) from prohibiting a rural independent pharmacy from using a private courier or a delivery service to deliver a prescription drug to a patient. A PBM is required to reimburse a rural independent pharmacy for a prescription drug in an amount not less than the national average drug acquisition cost for the dispensed prescription drug ingredients, plus pay a dispensing fee. When a PBM conducts an audit of a rural independent pharmacy and the audit results in a recoupment of more than $1,000 or a penalty of more than $1,000, the PBM must: Electronically notify the rural independent pharmacy of the rural independent pharmacy's rights to appeal at least 30 days before the recoupment of funds; If the rural independent pharmacy does not respond to the electronic notification within 30 days after the electronic notification, again electronically notify the rural independent pharmacy of the rural independent pharmacy's rights to appeal at least 30 days before the recoupment of funds; and If the rural independent pharmacy does not respond to the second electronic notification within 30 days after the second electronic notification, serve process on the rural independent pharmacy notifying of the rural independent pharmacy's rights to appeal at least 30 days before the recoupment of funds. The act allows a rural independent pharmacy to operate without being under the direct charge of a pharmacist if the initial interpretation and final evaluation of the prescription is done by a state-licensed pharmacist in person or remotely. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Ty Winter Republican · primary
• Meghan Lukens Democratic · primary
• Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
• Cleave Simpson Republican · primary

1. May 27, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 20, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 20, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 20, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 1, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Apr 24, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. Apr 23, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. Apr 22, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Apr 17, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Mar 27, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
11. Mar 25, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
12. Mar 21, 2025 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
13. Mar 20, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
14. Mar 17, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
15. Mar 12, 2025 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Feb 11, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower