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2001 SESSION

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HB 2654 Health insurance; prescription benefit cards.

Introduced by: John S. (Jack) Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Health insurance; prescription benefit cards. Requires each health insurer, corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, and health maintenance organization that provides coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis to issue a prescription benefit card, health insurance benefit card, or other technology that complies with standards set forth in the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Pharmacy ID Card Implementation Guide. Alternatively, such card or other technology shall include specific data elements. The same requirement is imposed under the state employee's health insurance plan and the Virginia Medicaid program. The measure applies to contracts, policies or plans delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on and after July 1, 2002.


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