HB0243 - Prescription drug advisory committee.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0577

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0243

 

 

Prescription drug advisory committee.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Johnson, L., Meyer and
Ross and Senator(s) Boggs, Hanes and Job

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to prescription drugs; creating a
 2  prescription drug advisory committee as specified;
 3  specifying membership; requiring a report; providing an
 4  appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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 6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 8         Section 1.

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10         (a)  There is created a prescription drug advisory
11  committee. The committee shall consist of the following:

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13              (i)  A representative of the governor's office,
14  appointed by the governor;

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 1              (ii)  The director of the department of health or
 2  his designee;

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 4              (iii)  The insurance commissioner or his
 5  designee;

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 7              (iv)  A physician licensed in the state who is
 8  appointed by the governor;

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10              (v)  A pharmacist licensed in the state who is
11  appointed by the governor;

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13              (vi)  A dentist licensed in the state who is
14  appointed by the governor;

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16              (vii)   A representative of the pharmaceutical
17  industry who is appointed by the governor;

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19              (viii)  Three (3) consumers appointed by the
20  governor from among the general public;

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22              (ix)  An attorney engaged in private practice who
23  has expertise in business or medicine, appointed by the
24  governor;

 

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 2              (x)  Two (2) members of the Wyoming senate, one
 3  (1) each from the majority and minority parties, appointed
 4  by the president of the senate;

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 6              (xi)  Two (2) members of the Wyoming house of
 7  representatives, one (1) each from the majority and
 8  minority parties, appointed by the speaker of the house.

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10         (b)  Members of the committee appointed by the
11  governor may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S.
12  9-1-202. Such members shall receive no compensation, but
13  shall be reimbursed under W.S 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for
14  travel and per diem expenses incurred in the performance of
15  their duties.

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17         (c)  Legislative members of the committee shall
18  receive salary and expenses as provided in W.S. 28-5-101.

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20         (d)  The committee shall review the costs of
21  prescription drugs in the state and alternatives to lower
22  prescription drug costs for citizens of the state, and
23  shall report to the joint labor, health and social services
24  interim committee no later than October 1, 2001 with

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 1  recommendations for legislative proposals to lower
 2  prescription drug costs for Wyoming citizens.

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 4         Section 2.  There is appropriated twenty thousand
 5  dollars ($20,000.00) from the general fund to the
 6  governor's office to implement the purposes of this act.

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 8         Section 3.  This act is effective immediately upon
 9  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
10  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
11  Constitution.

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13                         (END)

 

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