Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF0022

1E Requiring and providing for the commissioner of human services to establish
and administer an intrastate prescription drug bulk purchasing program for state
and local government cost savings purposes, providing for optional
participation; requiring the commissioner of administration to negotiate the
prices of the prescription drugs purchased under the program, exception;
requiring the commissioner of human services to establish or join an existing
interstate prescription drug bulk purchasing program with other interested
states and the program to select an agent to negotiate prices for the states in
the program; requiring the commissioner to request the department of
administration to negotiate with state approved Canadian or European pharmacies
or wholesalers the prices to be charged to Minnesota residents purchasing
prescription drugs from Canada or Europe and to determine the cost savings to
the program in purchasing drugs from Canada or Europe; requiring the
commissioner to establish and administer a public private intrastate
prescription drug bulk purchasing alliance for purchasing consolidation
purposes, participation of private entities in the alliance to be voluntary,
requiring department of administration price negotiation; granting the
commissioner of human services discretion in establishing or administering bulk
purchasing programs upon determination of no significant savings to the state;
prohibiting inclusion of the state medicaid or MinnesotaCare programs or
department of corrections in the programs, authorizing later inclusion upon
determination of benefit to the state; requiring the distribution of
pharmaceuticals purchased under the programs through state pharmacies,
authorizing commissioner or state or local government entities selection of an
alternate distribution system
(ra, ja)