Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2699, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 456, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2699, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §601, sub-§28 is enacted to read:
Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §1913 is enacted to read:
Beginning April 1, 2011, a person may not act as a pharmacy benefits manager as defined in Title 22, section 2699, subsection 1, paragraph F in this State without first paying the registration fee required under section 601, subsection 28. The superintendent may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to administer and enforce the registration requirements of this section. The superintendent may enforce this section under sections 220 and 223 and other provisions of this Title.’
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment replaces the bill. It requires pharmacy benefits managers to register with the Superintendent of Insurance beginning April 1, 2011, sets the registration fee at $100 and the annual renewal fee at $100 and gives to the superintendent rule-making authority and enforcement powers. It provides in the prescription drug practices law that the enforcement powers granted to the Attorney General do not limit the authority of the Superintendent of Insurance under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24-A. It directs the State Auditor to work with state agencies so that the agencies may ensure that the pharmacy benefits managers with which they do business comply with the requirements of existing state law.