A. The secretary shall negotiate discount prices or rebates for prescription drugs from drug manufacturers and labelers that include supplemental rebates for the medicaid program over and above those required under 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8.
B. In negotiating rebate terms, the secretary shall consider the rebate calculated under the medicaid rebate program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8, the price provided to eligible entities under 42 U.S.C. 256b and other available information on prescription drug prices, discounts and rebates.
C. The secretary shall prompt a review of whether to place a manufacturer's or labeler's products on the prior authorization list for the medicaid program if:
(1) the secretary and a drug manufacturer or labeler fail to reach agreement on the terms of a supplemental medicaid rebate or discount; and
(2) the discounts or rebates offered by the manufacturer or labeler are not as favorable to the state as the prices provided to eligible entities under 42 U.S.C. 256b.
D. Any prior authorization shall meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)(5) and be done in accordance with the Public Assistance Act [27-2-1 NMSA 1978] or department rules.
E. The names of manufacturers and labelers that do not enter into rebate agreements are public information, and the department shall release this information to the public and actively distribute it to physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals.
History: Laws 2002, ch. 105, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2002, ch. 105, § 9 made the act effective July 1, 2002.