To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital as a covered entity for purposes of the 340B drug discount program.

Bill: 115-hr-7266
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-12-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions

Health technology, devices, supplies

Inflation and prices

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows a specified hospital to participate in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7266 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 12, 2018 Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital as a covered entity for purposes of the 340B drug discount program.

1. Consideration of Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital as covered entity for purposes of 340B drug discount program Notwithstanding the definition of a covered entity under paragraph (4) of section 340B(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256b(a) ), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consider the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, as a covered entity under such paragraph for purposes of allowing the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital to participate in the drug discount program under such section 340B.