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2021 SESSION

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HB 1822 Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription asthma inhalers.

Introduced by: Alex Q. Askew | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription asthma inhalers. Prohibits health insurance companies and other carriers from setting an amount exceeding $50 per 30-day supply of a tier one or tier two prescription asthma inhaler that a covered person is required to pay at the point of sale in order to receive a covered prescription asthma inhaler unless the carrier is prohibited from providing the additional benefits under state or federal law. The measure also prohibits a provider contract between a carrier or its pharmacy benefits manager and a pharmacy from containing a provision (i) authorizing the carrier's pharmacy benefits manager or the pharmacy to charge, (ii) requiring the pharmacy to collect, or (iii) requiring a covered person to make a cost-sharing payment for a covered prescription asthma inhaler in an amount that exceeds such limitation. The provisions apply with respect to health plans and provider contracts entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101636D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21101636D-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/06/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101636D
• 01/06/21  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/14/21  House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
• 01/14/21  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/19/21  House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/21/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
• 01/21/21  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/26/21  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
• 01/26/21  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/27/21  House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
• 02/01/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/21  House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/02/21  House: Read first time
• 02/03/21  House: Read second time
• 02/03/21  House: Committee on Labor and Commerce amendments agreed to
• 02/03/21  House: Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
• 02/03/21  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1822E
• 02/03/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21101636D-E
• 02/04/21  House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
• 02/04/21  House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 7-N)
• 02/05/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)