Legislation

Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage for certain specialty drugs that are administered or dispensed by a provider that meets certain criteria; and requiring the reimbursement rate for certain specialty drugs to be the same as the rate applied to a designated specialty pharmacy for dispensing the covered specialty drugs and billed at a nonhospital level of care or place of service.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0526

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2024 Legislative Date 2/02/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs Dispensed by a Physician Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/07/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {273327/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/07/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/10/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/06/2024 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/02/2024	2/02/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs Dispensed by a Physician
House	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/16/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/16/2024	3/07/2024	Favorable with Amendments {273327/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/07/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs
House	3/18/2024	3/10/2024	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/06/2024	Referred Finance	51 Click to view Recorded Media

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