By Maxey H.B. No. 417 77R428 MCK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to requiring drug manufacturers to provide certain 1-3 information to the Texas Department of Health. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 431, Health and Safety 1-6 Code, is amended by adding Section 431.116 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 431.116. AVERAGE MANUFACTURER PRICE. (a) In this 1-8 section, "average manufacturer price" has the meaning assigned by 1-9 42 U.S.C. Section 1396r-8(k)(1), as amended. 1-10 (b) A person who manufactures a drug that is sold in this 1-11 state shall annually file with the department: 1-12 (1) the average manufacturer price for the drug; and 1-13 (2) the price that each wholesaler in this state pays 1-14 the manufacturer to purchase the drug. 1-15 (c) The department and the attorney general may investigate 1-16 the manufacturer to determine the accuracy of the information 1-17 provided under Subsection (a). 1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.