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1997 SESSION
SB 1164 Reimbursement for off-label drug use.
Introduced by: Jane H. Woods | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Reimbursement for off-label drug use. Requires reimbursement for off-label drug use for any drug prescribed to treat a covered indication so long as the drug has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for at least one indication and the drug is recognized for treatment of the covered indication in one of the standard reference compendia or in substantially accepted peer-reviewed medical literature. This provision applies to insurers proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis, corporations providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations providing a health care plan for health care services, whose policy, contract or plan, including any certificate or evidence of coverage issued in connection with such policy, contract or plan, includes coverage for prescription drugs, whether on an inpatient basis, outpatient basis, or both. The insurer-related provision will apply to policies, contracts and plans issued after July 1, 1997. The state employees' benefits plan is also amended to provide coverage for off-label use of cancer drugs and drugs approved for at least one indication.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977720760 pdf
- 02/04/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 977720760-E pdf
- 02/26/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1164ER) pdf
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977720760
- 01/20/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/97 Senate: Assigned to C. & L. sub-committee: #3
- 02/03/97 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/04/97 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/04/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 977720760-E
- 02/04/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/97 House: Read first time
- 02/06/97 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/06/97 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
- 02/17/97 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Read second time
- 02/19/97 House: Read third time
- 02/19/97 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1164ER)
- 03/04/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/21/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)