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1995 SESSION

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HB 1977 HMOs; pharmacies; freedom of choice.

Introduced by: John Watkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

HMOs; pharmacies; freedom of choice. Exempts a health care plan whose terms require utilization of pharmacies exclusively operated for the HMO providing the plan from the pharmacy “freedom of choice” provisions in current law. Existing law stipulates that an HMO cannot prohibit a person receiving pharmaceutical benefits from selecting the pharmacy of his choice or impose any fee or condition on such person that is not equally imposed upon all individuals in the same benefit category.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD4719484  pdf
• 02/22/95  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1977ER)  pdf
• 03/23/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0446)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/20/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD4719484
• 01/20/95  House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
• 01/26/95  House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/95  House: Read first time
• 01/30/95  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/95  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/95  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/95  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/01/95  Senate: Read first time
• 02/01/95  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/13/95  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/95  Senate: Read third time
• 02/15/95  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/95  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/95  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1977ER)
• 03/06/95  House: Enrolled
• 03/06/95  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/95  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/20/95  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 446 (effective 7/1/95)
• 03/23/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0446)