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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health

Lewis (Chair), Saslaw, Barker, Dunnavant, Suetterlein

Clerk: Patty Lung, Catherine Dent
Staff: Julia Carlton, Anna Moir
Date of Meeting: February 4, 2020
Time and Place: 4:00 pm - Subcommittee Room 2, 5th Fl. Pocahontas Bldg.

S.B. 185

Patron: Dunnavant

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; possession and administration of cannabidiol or THC-A oil. Allows nursing home and assisted living facility staff members who are authorized to possess, distribute, or administer medications to residents to store, dispense, or administer cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil to a resident who has been issued a valid written certification for such medication.

S.B. 568

Patron: Dunnavant

Board of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager. Requires the Board of Medical Assistance Services (the Board) to select, every four years, a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager used by Medicaid managed care organizations under the state plan for medical assistance. Under the bill, the state pharmacy benefits manager is responsible for all claims under the state plan. The bill requires the Board, in selecting the state pharmacy benefits manager, to establish eligibility criteria, develop a master contract to be used between the state pharmacy benefits manager and a Medicaid managed care organization, and establish mandatory disclosures for the applicants. The bill requires the state pharmacy benefits manager, in consultation with the Director of Medical Assistance Services (the Director), to develop a drug formulary for use when administering prescribed drug benefits on behalf of a Medicaid managed care organization under the state plan. The bill prohibits payments for drugs that exceed the per unit price on the formulary. The bill requires the Director to establish an appeals process by which pharmacies may appeal any disputes relating to the maximum allowable cost set by the state pharmacy benefits manager. The bill requires the state pharmacy benefits manager to provide a quarterly report to the Board containing certain information.

S.B. 902

Patron: Barker

Long-term care services and supports; preadmission screenings. Provides that every individual who applies for community or institutional long-term care services and supports as defined in the state plan for medical assistance services may choose to receive services in a community or institutional setting and may choose the setting and provider of long-term care services and supports from a list of approved providers. The bill also clarifies requirements related to the performance of such long-term care services and supports screenings.

S.B. 1049

Patron: Deeds

Involuntary commitment; notice and participation; family members. Clarifies the role of family members and other individuals authorized to receive medical records and information about a person who is involved in the involuntary commitment process, including the family member or other person's right to receive medical records, notice of hearings, and copies of orders and to participate in hearings and the discharge planning process.

S.B. 1050

Patron: Deeds

Hospitals; custody of person subject to emergency custody order; regulations. Extends the maximum period of time during which a person may be involuntarily held pursuant to an emergency custody order from eight hours, or in some cases 12 hours, to 24 hours and requires the Board of Health to include in regulations governing hospitals a requirement that every hospital be licensed for and actually capable of accepting from law enforcement the transfer of custody of a person who is the subject of an emergency custody order.