| 1 | Representative Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (391179) |
| 4 | Remove lines 10-38 and insert: |
| 5 | Legislature by October 31, 2009, containing recommendations for |
| 6 | the statewide consolidation of pharmaceutical repackaging |
| 7 | services, including an evaluation of the value to the state of |
| 8 | all potential credits, rebates, and cost avoidances that may be |
| 9 | realized through repackaging for the Department of Corrections, |
| 10 | the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Agency for Persons with |
| 11 | Disabilities, the Department of Children and Family Services, |
| 12 | and the Department of Health. The Office of Program Policy |
| 13 | Analysis and Government Accountability shall also include in its |
| 14 | report an analysis of verifiable annual utilization rates for |
| 15 | the dispensing of pharmaceuticals for fiscal years 2004-2005 |
| 16 | through 2008-2009 by each of the five agencies that would |
| 17 | participate in a consolidated repackaging services program and |
| 18 | the approximate daily output capabilities that would be required |
| 19 | to meet the projected average daily utilization rate, as |
| 20 | adjusted for future growth projections over the next 3 years for |
| 21 | the five agencies. The report shall include an assessment of the |
| 22 | projected capitalized cost of leases and equipment and the fully |
| 23 | burdened labor rate, projected FTE requirements, and associated |
| 24 | operating costs needed by the Department of Health to meet the |
| 25 | projected daily utilization requirements for statewide |
| 26 | consolidated repackaging services and, if applicable, any cost |
| 27 | avoidances or credits that would apply or not apply, as well as |
| 28 | any federal regulatory requirements, including any inspection |
| 29 | and certification requirements by the United States Food and |
| 30 | Drug Administration. |
| 31 | (2) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government |
| 32 | Accountability shall evaluate and submit a report to the |
| 33 | Legislature by October 31, 2009, containing recommendations |