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.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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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3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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HB 561, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/6/2019 at 4:46 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 696 Prescription Drug Coverage Mayfield Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Banking and Insurance 
H 7045 (e1) Prescription Drug Price Transparency Health Market Reform Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Banking and Insurance
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.42394 Page 3 (pdf) 627.6404 Page 7 (pdf) 627.64742 Page 7 (pdf) 627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 8 (pdf) 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 10 (pdf) 641.3157 Page 14 (pdf)