On page 2, line 29, of the Introduced bill, after "to " delete "covered "
On page 2, line 31, of the Introduced bill, after "of " delete "covered "
On page 3, line 9, of the Introduced bill, after "management" delete ". The term includes"
On page 3, line 9, of the Introduced bill, after "includesa " delete the colon
On page 3, line 10, of the Introduced bill, after ":" delete "(a) A person "
On page 3, line 10, of the Introduced bill, after "entity " delete "acting for a pharmacy "
On page 3, line 10, of the Introduced bill, after "benefits " delete "benefit manager, in a contractual or employment relationship, in the performance of pharmacy "
On page 3, line 12, of the Introduced bill, after "benefits " delete "benefit management for a "
On page 3, line 12, of the Introduced bill, after "andincludes " delete "mailthird- party payor; and
(b) A mail service pharmacy"
On page 3, line 18, of the Introduced bill, after "beneficiaries" insert " for a third-party payor"
On page 4, line 1, of the Introduced bill, after "provider; " delete "or"
On page 4, line 3, of the Introduced bill, after "2022;" insert " or
(d) A plan administered by South Dakota Medicaid;"
On page 7, line 3, of the Introduced bill, after "product." delete "Section 10. That chapter 58-29E be amended with a NEW SECTION:
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On page 7, line 4, of the Introduced bill, after "SECTION:" delete "A pharmacy benefit manager shall pay a pharmacy a professional dispensing fee at a rate not less than that paid in accordance with the current South Dakota Medicaid pharmacy dispensing fee schedule, for each prescription pharmaceutical product that is dispensed to the patient, by the pharmacy, on a per-unit basis, based on the same generic product identifier or generic code number.
The dispensing fee must be in addition to any amount that the pharmacy benefit manager reimburses a pharmacy, consistent with this chapter, for the cost of the pharmaceutical product dispensed to the patient."
On page 12, line 8, of the Introduced bill, delete "11" and insert "10"