3.0.0 1188 2023-01-11T13:23:15Z 2023-01-11T13:23:15Z House H HR 2013-03-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MARINO:H.R. 1188.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Relating to CommercialActivity Regulation)[Page H1429]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-15T21:12:41Z Referred to 2013-03-14T14:06:05Z 2013-04-15 hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Committee 2013-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 N C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2013-03-14 True C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 2013-03-15 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-04-09 False R000591 Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] Martha Roby R AL 2 2013-04-09 False C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2013-05-22 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2013-05-22 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2013-06-25 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2013-07-16 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2013-07-16 False S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2014-02-10 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2014-04-04 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2014-05-19 False Health Competition and antitrust Congressional oversight Contracts and agency Drug therapy Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health facilities and institutions Prescription drugs Retail and wholesale trades Health 00 2013-03-14 Introduced in House 2013-05-15T18:03:14Z Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 - Treats independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services, but only in connection with such negotiations, the same under the antitrust laws as an employee engaged in concerted activities, and not as an employer, independent contractor, managerial employee, or supervisor.

Exempts actions taken in good faith reliance on this Act from being subject to criminal sanctions or civil penalties beyond actual damages incurred.

Declares that this Act does not exempt from application of antitrust laws any agreement or unlawful conspiracy that: (1) would have the effect of boycotting any independent pharmacy; (2) would exclude, limit the participation or reimbursement of, or otherwise limit the scope of services to be provided by any independent pharmacy or group of independent pharmacies with respect to the performance of services within their scope of practice as defined or permitted by relevant law or regulation; (3) allocates a market among competitors; (4) unlawfully ties the sale or purchase of one product or service to the sale or purchase of another product or service; or (5) monopolizes or attempts to monopolize a market.

Makes this Act inapplicable to negotiations between pharmacies and health plans regarding benefits provided under specified federal programs, including Medicaid, veterans' medical care, and the federal employees' health benefits program.

Requires the Comptroller General to study the impact of this Act after five years.

States that this Act does not preclude the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from overseeing the conduct of independent pharmacies covered under this Act.

]]> Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 Display Title Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To ensure and foster continued safety and quality of care and a competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from the antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance insurers. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1188ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1188ih.xml 2013-04-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. 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.