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2016 SESSION

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SB 331 Accident and sickness insurance; step therapy for psychiatric medications.

Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Step therapy; psychiatric medicines. Prohibits a health insurer or other carrier from using step therapy in a manner that results in a denial of or delay in coverage for any psychiatric medication under a health insurance policy or plan. The measure applies only to health insurance policies or plans that provide coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis. If the health benefit plan utilizes a closed drug formulary, the prohibition applies only to psychiatric medications on the formulary.

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• 01/08/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101951D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/08/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101951D
• 01/08/16  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/01/16  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (15-Y 0-N)