,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,arr+ton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,olson7      
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$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to require       
prescription drug plan sponsors to      
include real-"t b5efit in=mation z "p ( 
su* sponsor's electronic prescription   
program "u ! ,m$ic>e program4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,%op   
,rx ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,requir+         
prescription drug plan sponsors to      
include real-"t b5efit in=mation z "p ( 
su* sponsor's electronic prescription   
program "u ! ,m$ic>e program ,section   
#ahfj;,d-#d7;e77#b7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#aciew-#ajd7;e77#b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ ,to ! ext5t &
 ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,f71 to ! ext5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7     
,real-"t b5efit in=mation  7i7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjba1 ! program
 %all provide = ! real-"t electronic    
transmission to prescrib+ heal? c>e     
pr(essionals1 us+ te*nology capable (   
integrat+ ) su* pr(essionals' electronic
 prescrib+ & electronic heal? record    
sy/ems1 ( individual-specific =mul>y &  
b5efit in=mation "u a prescription drug 
plan ) respect to an individual enroll$ 
9 su* plan4 ,su* in=mation %all include1
 ) respect to ! prescrib+ ( a cov]$ "p  
,d drug to su* individual1 ! foll[+3    
7,i7 ,a description ( any cl9ically     
appropriate alt]natives to su* drug     
includ$ 9 ! =mul>y ( su* plan4  7,,ii7  
,in=mation relat+ to applicable co/-%>+ 
requirem5ts = su* drug & su*            
alt]natives1 includ+ a description ( any
 v>iance 9 su* requirem5ts bas$ on !    

ph>macy disp5s+ su* drug or su*         
alt]natives4  7,,iii7 ,in=mation relat+ 
to any prior au?orization or o!r        
utilization managem5t requirem5ts       
applicable to su* drug & su* alt]natives
 )9 ! =mul>y ( su* plan4  7ii7 ,special 
rule = #bjba ,! program %all be deem$ to
 be 9 compliance ) clause 7i7 = #bjba if
 ! program complies ) ! provisions (    
section #dbc4afj7;b77#g7 ( title #db1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or a       
successor regulation71 = su* ye>4  4