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Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1574| Senate 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (22)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021 This bill establishes a statutory definition for long-term care pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Currently, there is no statutory definition. Regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) define a long-term care pharmacy as a pharmacy that is owned by or under contract with a long-term care facility to provide prescription drugs to the facility's residents. Additional requirements are set out in CMS guidance relating to the Medicare prescription drug benefit; pharmacies are also subject to regulations and guidance from other agencies (e.g., packaging requirements from the Food and Drug Administration). The bill defines a long-term care pharmacy as a state-licensed pharmacy that is able to provide enhanced pharmacy and clinical services to individuals who have certain comorbid and medically complex chronic conditions and who reside in skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, or any other applicable setting (as determined by the CMS). The term enhanced pharmacy and clinical services includes medication dispensed in special packaging, drug utilization review, and 24-7 availability of medication delivery and on-call pharmacists.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4259
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5632
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4259
    Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020


  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5632
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5632: Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021
Drug therapyHealth facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareNursingPrescription drugs

Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1574| Senate 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021 This bill establishes a statutory definition for long-term care pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Currently, there is no statutory definition. Regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) define a long-term care pharmacy as a pharmacy that is owned by or under contract with a long-term care facility to provide prescription drugs to the facility's residents. Additional requirements are set out in CMS guidance relating to the Medicare prescription drug benefit; pharmacies are also subject to regulations and guidance from other agencies (e.g., packaging requirements from the Food and Drug Administration). The bill defines a long-term care pharmacy as a state-licensed pharmacy that is able to provide enhanced pharmacy and clinical services to individuals who have certain comorbid and medically complex chronic conditions and who reside in skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, or any other applicable setting (as determined by the CMS). The term enhanced pharmacy and clinical services includes medication dispensed in special packaging, drug utilization review, and 24-7 availability of medication delivery and on-call pharmacists.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4259
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5632
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4259
    Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020


  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5632
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (22)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5632: Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug therapyHealth facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareNursingPrescription drugs