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2016 SESSION

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SB 404 Medical assistance; health insurance, payment for prescription contraceptives.

Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Medical assistance; health insurance; prescription contraceptives. Requires the State Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in its state plan for medical assistance a provision for the payment of medical assistance for any prescribed drug or device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use as a contraceptive and requires such provision to provide payments to dispensers for dispensings of prescription contraceptives intended to last for a 12-month period.

The bill also requires health carriers with health benefit plans that cover prescription contraceptives to reimburse their dispenser for dispensings of prescription contraceptives intended to last for a 12-month period. The requirement on health carries applies to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after July 1, 2016.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101020D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104698D-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101020D
• 01/12/16  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/01/16  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
• 02/04/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104698D-S1
• 02/04/16  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/11/16  Senate: Reconsidered by Education and Health
• 02/11/16  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)