BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1842: Pharmacy services

Revising insurance coverage of pharmacy services.

Summary

  • Provides that every health plan delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed by a health carrier on and after January 1, 2006, that provides for payment of all or a portion of prescription costs, or reimbursement of prescription costs, must: (1) Not limit the purchase of prescription medicines to specific pharmacies; (2) Not discriminate between different providers of pharmacy services by requiring the payment of…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)
Introduced
February 8, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5628

AN ACT Relating to insurance coverage of pharmacy services;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care.

HB 1842 in other sessions

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