3.0.0 778 2019-11-15T21:52:40Z 2019-11-15T21:52:40Z Senate S S 2005-04-13 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-13T22:47:39Z 2005-04-13 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-04-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3564) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-04-13 True Health Drugs Medicaid Medical fees Medicare Pharmacies Social Welfare Health 00 2005-04-13 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-27T21:28:47Z Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit any payment to a pharmacy unless it ensures: (1) that each valid prescription is filled without unnecessary delay or other interference, consistent with the normal timeframe for filling prescriptions; and (2) that, if the prescribed item is not in the pharmacy's stock, the pharmacy will order such item without unnecessary delay or, if the patient prefers, will transfer the prescription to a local pharmacy of the patient's choice or return the prescription to the patient, at the patient's request.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to require any pharmacy that provides services to any individual eligible for medical assistance to comply with the requirements of this Act.

]]> Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2005 Display Title Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require a pharmacy that receives payments or has contracts under the medicare and medicaid programs to ensure that all valid prescriptions are filled without unnecessary delay or interference. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s778is/xml/BILLS-109s778is.xml 2005-04-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.