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PHARMACEUTICAL REPORTING AMENDMENTS

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2020 SIXTH SPECIAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Paul Ray

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Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     amends certain reporting requirements in the Prescription Drug Price Transparency
13     Act.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          None
16     Other Special Clauses:
17          This bill provides a special effective date.
18     Utah Code Sections Affected:
19     AMENDS:
20          31A-48-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 198
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22     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23          Section 1. Section 31A-48-103 is amended to read:
24          31A-48-103. Manufacturer reports -- Insurer report -- Publication by
25     department.
26          (1) (a) A manufacturer of a drug shall, beginning January 1, 2022, report to the
27     department the information described in Subsection (1)(b) no more than 30 days after the day on

28     which an increase to the wholesale acquisition cost of the drug results in an increase to the
29     wholesale acquisition cost of the drug of:
30          (i) greater than 16% over the preceding two calendar years; or
31          (ii) greater than 10% over the preceding calendar year.
32          (b) The manufacturer shall report:
33          (i) (A) the name of the drug;
34          (B) the dosage form of the drug; and
35          (C) the strength of the drug;
36          (ii) whether the drug is a brand name drug or a generic drug;
37          (iii) the effective date of the increase in the wholesale acquisition cost of the drug;
38          (iv) a written description, suitable for public release, of the factors that led to the increase
39     in the wholesale acquisition cost of the drug and the significance of each factor;
40          (v) the manufacturer's aggregate company-wide research and development costs for the
41     most recent year for which final audit data is available;
42          (vi) the name of each of the manufacturer's drugs approved by the United States Food
43     and Drug Administration during the preceding three calendar years; and
44          (vii) the names of drugs manufactured by the manufacturer that lost patent exclusivity in
45     the United States during the preceding three calendar years.
46          (c) Subsection (1)(a) applies only to a drug with a wholesale acquisition cost of at least
47     $100 for a 30-day supply before the effective date of the increase in the wholesale acquisition
48     cost of the drug.
49          (d) A manufacturer's obligations under this Subsection (1) are fully satisfied by
50     submission of information and data that a manufacturer includes in the manufacturer's annual
51     consolidated report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K or any other public
52     disclosure.
53          (e) The department shall consult with representatives of manufacturers to establish a
54     single, standardized format for reporting information under this section that minimizes the
55     administrative burden of reporting for manufacturers and the state.
56          (f) Information provided to the department under Subsection (1)(b) may not be released
57     in a manner that:
58          (i) would allow for the identification of an individual drug, therapeutic class of drugs, or

59     manufacturer; or
60          (ii) is likely to compromise the financial, competitive, or proprietary nature of the
61     information.
62          (2) [Before August 1 of each year,] On or before August 1, 2021, and on or before
63     August 1 of each year thereafter, an insurer shall report to the department in aggregate the
64     following information for the preceding [plan] calendar year for health benefit plans offered by the
65     insurer:
66          (a) for the 25 drugs for which spending by the insurer was the greatest, after adjusting for
67     rebates:
68          (i) the name of the drug;
69          (ii) the dosage form of the drug; and
70          (iii) the strength of the drug;
71          (b) the percentage increase over the previous year in net spending for all drugs, after
72     adjusting for rebates; and
73          (c) the percentage of the increase in premiums over the previous year attributable to all
74     drugs; and
75          (d) the percentage of the increase in premiums over the previous year attributable to
76     specialty drugs.
77          (3) The department shall publish on the department's website:
78          (a) no later than 60 days after receiving the information, information reported to the
79     department under Subsection (1); and
80          (b) no later than [November] December 1 of each year, information reported to the
81     department under Subsection (2).
82          (4) The department may not publish information under Subsection (3)(b) in a manner that
83     allows the identity of an insurer to be determined.
84          (5) The department shall make rules, as necessary, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
85     3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to promote comparability of information reported to the
86     department under this chapter.
87          Section 2. Effective date.
88          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
89     upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah

90     Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the
91     date of veto override.