the recently closed Ontonagon facility and it is the only provider of OB/GYN care on the western end of the
Upper Peninsula, in Ontonagon County and for a number of the surrounding areas. That’s how important
340B has become for some of our rural areas.
My amendment seeks to say that when a provider has multiple facilities, that they would have to be
permitted to have more than one—at least two—pharmacies allowed to them in each county in which they
have a physical presence. I support a “yes” vote.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 952, entitled
A bill to prohibit hospitals from attempting to collect debts incurred when not in compliance with price
transparency laws; and to provide remedies.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: