,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #eha  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dhda
  ,report ,no4 #aae-gdg1 ,"p ,i  ,,9 ,,!
 ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y   
#ah1 #bjah ,mr4 ,s*weik]t 7= himself1   
,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,june #ab1 #bjah;,additional   
sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1
 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,i[a1 ,mr4    
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,dunn1  
,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,r5acci1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,mi*igan1  
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 
,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mrs4      
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,wald51 ,mr4 ,bacon1   
,mr4 ,web/] ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cram]1    
,mr4 ,s*iff1 & ,mr4 ,k5n$y  ,june #ab1  

#bjah ,report$ f ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce ) an am5dm5t ,/rike out all  
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,june #ab1 #bjah,! ,committee 
on ,ways & ,means dis*>g$2 committ$ to !
 ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate (
 ! ,union & ord]$ to be printed,for text
 ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z    
introduc$ on ,janu>y #ah1 #bjah  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !      
,social ,security ,act to provide =     
electronic prior au?orization "u ,m$ic>e
 "p ,d = cov]$ "p ,d drugs1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/&>diz+ ,electronic ,prior
 ,au?orization = ,safe ,prescrib+ ,act (
 #bjah4  #b4 ,electronic prior          
au?orization = cov]$ "p ,d drugs  7a7   
,inclusion 9 electronic prescription    
program ,section #ahfj;,d-#d7;e77#b7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aciew-#ajd7;e77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,e7  
,electronic prior au?orization  7i7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjba1 !  

program %all provide = ! secure         
electronic transmittal (-- 7,i7 a prior 
au?orization reque/ f ! prescrib+ heal? 
c>e pr(essional = cov]age ( a cov]$ "p  
,d drug = a "p ,d eligible individual   
enroll$ 9 a "p ,d plan 7z def9$ 9       
section #ahfj;,d-#bc7;a77#e77 to ! ,,pdp
 sponsor or ,m$ic>e ,advantage          
organization (f]+ su* plan2 &  7,,ii7 a 
response1 9 accordance ) ?is            
subp>agraph1 f su* ,,pdp sponsor or     
,m$ic>e ,advantage organization1        
respectively1 to su* pr(essional4  7ii7 
,electronic transmission  7,i7          
,exclusions ,= purposes ( ?is           
subp>agraph1 a facsimile1 propriet>y    
pay] portal t meets su* /&>ds z specifi$
 by ! ,secret>y1 or electronic =m %all n
 be treat$ z an electronic transmission 
describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7,,ii7 ,/&>ds ,9
 ord] to be treat$1 = purposes ( ?is    
subp>agraph1 z an electronic            
transmission describ$ 9 clause 7i71 su* 
transmission %all comply ) te*nical     
/&>ds adopt$ by ! ,secret>y 9           

consultation ) ! ,national ,c\ncil =    
,prescription ,drug ,programs1 o!r /&>d 
sett+ organizations det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,secret>y1 & /akehold]s includ+    
,,pdp sponsors1 ,m$ic>e ,advantage      
organizations1 heal? c>e pr(essionals1 &
 heal? in=mation te*nology s(tw>e       
v5dors4  4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress reg>d+
 electronic prior au?orization ,x is !  
s5se ( ! ,congress t-- 7#a7 !re %\ld be 
increas$ use ( electronic prior         
au?orizations = cov]age ( cov]$ "p ,d   
drugs = "p ,d eligible individuals      
enroll$ 9 prescription drug plans "u "p 
,d ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act & ,,ma-,,pd plans "u "p ,c ( su*  
title to r$uce access delays by resolv+ 
cov]age issues be=e prescriptions = su* 
drugs are transmitt$2 &  7#b7 great]    
priority %\ld be plac$ on increas+ !    
adoption ( use ( su* electronic prior   
au?orizations among prescrib]s ( su*    
drugs1 ph>macies1 ,,pdp sponsors1 &     
,m$ic>e ,advantage organizations4  ,june
 #ab1 #bjah ,report$ f ! ,committee on  

,en]gy & ,comm]ce ) an amendment,june   
#ab1 #bjah,! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee
 ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &
 ord]$ to be pr9t$