Oregon Revised Statutes Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections § 414.361

(1) The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall advise the Oregon Health Authority on:

(2) In reviewing retrospective and prospective drug use, the committee may consider only drugs that have received final approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration.

(3) The committee shall make recommendations to the authority, subject to approval by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or the director's designee, for drugs to be included on any preferred drug list adopted by the authority and on the Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan. The committee shall also recommend all utilization controls, prior authorization requirements or other conditions for the inclusion of a drug on a preferred drug list.

(4) In making recommendations under subsection (3) of this section, the committee may use any information the committee deems appropriate. The recommendations must be based upon the following factors in order of priority:

(5) The committee shall post a recommendation to the website of the authority no later than 30 days after the date the committee approves the recommendation. The director shall approve, disapprove or modify any recommendation of the committee as soon as practicable, shall publish the decision on the website and shall notify persons who have requested notification of the decision. A recommendation adopted by the director, in whole or in part, with respect to the inclusion of a drug on a preferred drug list or the Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan may not become effective less than 60 days after the date that the director's decision is published.

(6) The director shall reconsider any decision to adopt or modify a recommendation of the committee with respect to the inclusion of a particular drug on a preferred drug list or the Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan, upon the request of any interested person filed no later than 30 days after the director's decision is published on the website. The decision on reconsideration shall be sent to the requester and posted to the website without undue delay.