SB 1612 (2021) -  Prescription Drug Coverage

by Rodriguez
Requiring individual and group health insurers to provide notice of prescription drug formulary changes to current and prospective insureds and the insureds’ treating physicians; specifying requirements for a notice of medical necessity submitted by the treating physician; requiring the Financial Services Commission to adopt a certain form by rule by a specified date; requiring small employer carriers to comply with certain requirements for prescription drug formulary changes; requiring health maintenance organizations to provide notice of prescription drug formulary changes to current and prospective subscribers and the subscribers’ treating physicians, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2022
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Banking and Insurance on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

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  • Banking and Insurance
  • Health Policy
  • Appropriations

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Banking and Insurance Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 153 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 154 Time: 03/02/2021 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/24/2021 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: __