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Bill 4582

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4582
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020124
Primary Sponsor:                  Stuart
All Sponsors:                     Stuart, Allison, Cobb-Hunter, Freeman, 
                                  Gilham, Haskins, Hinson, Lee, Martin, 
                                  Meacham-Richardson, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, 
                                  Neilson, Parks, Rodgers, A. Young, J. Hines, 
                                  Askins
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11109ac02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Medicaid prescription reimbursement 
                                  payments, to suspend the two dollar and five 
                                  cents reduction in


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020206  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Askins
House   20020124  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IMMEDIATELY TO SUSPEND THE TWO DOLLAR AND FIVE CENTS REDUCTION IN PRESCRIPTION PAYMENT REIMBURSEMENT PROVIDED FOR IN ITEM II OF MEDICAID BULLETIN PHARM 01-06.

Whereas, the South Carolina Pharmacy Association serves to promote, elevate, and expand the practice of individual pharmacists in South Carolina; and

Whereas, the South Carolina Pharmacy Association is dedicated to promoting high-quality pharmacist care and to restoring, maintaining, and promoting the health and well-being of the thousands of South Carolinians who are served by our state's pharmacists; and

Whereas, South Carolina's community pharmacies are an essential and easily accessible part of our state's health care system as most South Carolinians are within a few miles of a community pharmacy and rely on their community pharmacist for personal health care advice; and

Whereas, there are only two hundred ninety-eight independent community pharmacies in South Carolina, and even including the chain pharmacies, there are fewer pharmacies in South Carolina now than there were five years ago; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly wish to express their gratitude to the pharmacists practicing in our State for their critical role in providing quality health care to all South Carolinians and endeavor to assist these pharmacists in retaining their practices and thereby maintaining their essential role in our health care system; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly as well as the South Carolina Pharmacy Association, are grievously concerned that the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' recent, significant reduction in payment to pharmacists for Medicaid prescriptions could result in patients having less access to pharmacy services and could severely impact health care delivery and the practice of pharmacy in South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The Department of Health and Human Services shall immediately suspend the two dollar and five cents reduction in prescription payment reimbursements provided for in Item II of Medicaid Bulletin Pharm 01-06.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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