HB 561: Prescription Drug Coverage
GENERAL BILL by Altman
Prescription Drug Coverage; Requires individual & group health insurers & HMOs to provide notice of prescription drug formulary changes; specifies requirements for notice of medical necessity submitted by treating physicians; specifies coverage requirement & restrictions on coverage modification by insurers & HMOs receiving such notice; requires insurers & HMOs to maintain record of formulary changes; requires small employer carriers to comply with requirements for prescription drug formulary changes; requires insurers & HMOs to apply reductions in out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs toward cost-sharing obligations.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/6/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/15/2019 | House |
• Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 46 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 46 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee |
