SHB 2473 -
By Representative Skinner
On page 4, beginning on line 12, after "drug," strike all material
through "subsection." on line 23, and insert "the pharmacy benefits
manager shall disclose to the covered entity the cost of both drugs and
any benefit or payment directly or indirectly accruing to the pharmacy
benefits manager as a result of the substitution. No pharmacy benefits
manager is required to disclose the information required in this
subsection to the covered entity under any of the following
circumstances:
(i) The drug substitution is initiated for patient safety reasons;
(ii) The currently prescribed drug is no longer available in the
market; or
(iii) The substitution is required for coverage reasons in which
the prescribed drug is not covered under the covered person's formulary
or the covered entity's prescription drug benefit plan."