3.0.0 4161 2023-01-15T04:48:37Z 2023-01-15T04:48:37Z House H HR 2004-04-02 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-04-08T13:22:40Z Referred to 2004-04-02T14:03:40Z 2004-04-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-04-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 N O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-06-25 False E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 2004-06-25 False Health Administrative remedies Auditing Child health Commerce Community health services Contracts Department of Health and Human Services Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Drug industry Drugs Electronic government information Families Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health information systems Hospital care Hospitals Internet Law Maternal health services Medicaid Mental care facilities Mental health services Pharmacies Prescription pricing Science, Technology, Communications Web sites Women Health 00 2004-04-02 Introduced in House 2004-06-23T12:51:08Z 340B Program Revision and Expansion Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include in the discount drug purchasing program those entities that receive funding under the Social Security Act for the provision of maternal and child care services, mental health services, and substance abuse services.

Allows otherwise qualified hospitals to purchase discounted drugs through group purchasing agreements and organizations.

Allows discounted drugs to be provided in an inpatient setting. (Currently, discounted drugs must be provided only on an outpatient basis.)

Allows covered entities to contract with multiple pharmacies to purchase covered drugs.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent abuse and misuse of discounted prices by: (1) developing a system to verify the accuracy of information regarding covered entities that is listed on the Department of Health and Human Services web site; (2) establishing a third-party auditing system to regularly audit covered entities and ensure compliance with requirements of the discounted drug program; (3) conducting supplemental audits and implementing dispute resolution guidelines and other compliance programs; (4) issuing advisory opinions in response to questions by manufacturers or covered entities about the application of this program in specific factual circumstances; and (5) providing covered entities access through the Department's web site to the prices for covered drugs.

]]> 340B Program Revision and Expansion Act of 2004 Display Title 340B Program Revision and Expansion Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the section 340B program to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced 340B Program Revision and Expansion Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-04-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4161ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4161ih.xml 2004-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.