340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 11, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6546-6548)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 11, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the drug discount program to allow participation as a covered entity by certain: (1) children's hospitals; (2) critical access hospitals; and (3) rural referral centers. Expands the program to include drugs used in connection with an inpatient or outpatient service by enrolled hospitals (currently, only outpatient drugs are covered under the program).
Prohibits enrolled hospitals from obtaining covered outpatient drugs through a group purchasing arrangement. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish reasonable exceptions to such prohibition, including for drugs unavailable through the program and to facilitate generic substitution when a generic covered drug is available at a lower price.
Requires a hospital enrolled in the 340B drug discount program to issue a credit to a state Medicaid program for inpatient drugs provided to Medicaid recipients.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for improvements in compliance by manufacturers and covered entities with the requirements of the drug discount program; and (2) establish and implement an administrative process for resolving claims by covered entities and manufacturers of violations of such requirements.
Requires manufacturers to offer each covered entity covered drugs for purchase at or below the applicable ceiling price if such a drug is made available to any other purchaser at any price.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2009 to May 17, 2010, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 16, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 17, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 11, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6546-6548)
- Jun 11, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6546)
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 444 | 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jan 14, 2009 |
| HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Related bill | Mar 23, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Jun 11, 2009Introduced in Senate
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