Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1574 To codify a statutory definition for long-term care pharmacies. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 12, 2021 Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. WARNER, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. SMITH, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. CASSIDY, and Ms. ROSEN) in- troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Finance A BILL To codify a statutory definition for long-term care pharmacies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long-Term Care Phar- 4 macy Definition Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 6 Section 1860D–2 of the Social Security Act (42 7 U.S.C. 1395w–102) is amended by adding at the end the 8 following new subsection: 9 ‘‘(f) LONG-TERM CARE PHARMACY DEFINED.— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:34 May 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1574.IS S1574 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1574 IS ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘long-term care 1 pharmacy’ means a pharmacy licensed under appli- 2 cable State law that is able to provide enhanced 3 pharmacy and clinical services to individuals who re- 4 quire enhanced medication services and reside in a 5 facility (as defined in paragraph (4)). 6 ‘‘(2) ENHANCED PHARMACY AND CLINICAL 7 SERVICES.—As used in this subsection, the term ‘en- 8 hanced pharmacy and clinical services’ includes— 9 ‘‘(A) medications dispensed pursuant to a 10 prescription or chart order in specialized pack- 11 aging which shall include unit of use packaging, 12 unit dose packaging, single use containers, 13 packaging from remote automated dispensing 14 technology, or other packaging required; 15 ‘‘(B) drug utilization review to identify po- 16 tential adverse drug reactions and inappropriate 17 drug usage; 18 ‘‘(C) medication reconciliation services at 19 the transition of care and other necessary clin- 20 ical management and medication services; 21 ‘‘(D) timely medication delivery 24 hours a 22 day, 7 days a week; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:34 May 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1574.IS S1574 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1574 IS ‘‘(E) pharmacist on-call availability to pro- 1 vider dispensing and clinical services 24 hours 2 a day, 7 days a week; 3 ‘‘(F) emergency supplies of medication as 4 permitted by law and as required, including 5 emergency kits or remote automated dispensing 6 technology at a facility; and 7 ‘‘(G) such other services as the Secretary 8 determines appropriate. 9 ‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING ENHANCED 10 MEDICATION SERVICES.—As used in this subsection, 11 the term ‘individual who requires enhanced medica- 12 tion services’ means an individual who has one or 13 more comorbid and medically complex chronic condi- 14 tions that are life-threatening or significantly limit 15 overall health or function, pose a high risk of hos- 16 pitalization or other adverse health outcomes, and 17 require enhanced pharmacy and clinical services. 18 ‘‘(4) FACILITY.—As used in this subsection, the 19 term ‘facility’ includes a facility described in section 20 1819(a), 1919(a), or 1905(d), or any other setting 21 in which individuals who require enhanced medica- 22 tion services reside as determined by the Sec- 23 retary.’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:34 May 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1574.IS S1574 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS