United States · Bill · S
S. 542 (108th)
Rx Flexibility for States Act
Introduced
5 March 2003
Last action
5 March 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Rx Flexibility for States Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to declare that nothing prohibits a State: (1) from directly entering into drug rebate agreements that are similar to a specified rebate agreement with a manufacturer to ensure the affordability of outpatient prescription drugs in order to provide access to them by residents of a State who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid program; or (2) from making prior authorization a condition of not participating in such a similar rebate agreement.
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Timeline
5 March 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 March 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/542
- us · 108-s-542 · source updated 18 August 2025