Roderick Wright
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies to provide coverage for all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests and requires those plans and policies to also provide coverage for the treatment of breast cancer. Existing law imposes various requirements on contracts and policies that cover prescription drug benefits. This bill, until January 1, 2015, would require health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that provide coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment to provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered, nongeneric cancer medication, as specified. The bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to review the percentage cost share, as defined, for oral nongeneric cancer medications and intravenous or injected nongeneric cancer medications and to apply the lower of the 2 as the cost-sharing provision for oral nongeneric cancer medications. The bill would limit increases in cost sharing for nongeneric cancer medications, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not apply to health care service plan contracts or health insurance policies that do not provide coverage for prescription drugs. The bill would specify that its provisions do not apply to a health care benefit plan, contract, or health insurance policy with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements relative to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Died on file.
In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 11:45 a.m.
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4908.) To enrollment.
In Senate. To unfinished business.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 6502.) To Senate.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.)
(Heard in committee on August 12.)
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
(Heard in committee on June 22.)
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 6.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
To Com. on HEALTH.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 6. Page 3583.) To Assembly.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 10.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3302.)
Set for hearing April 21.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
To Com. on HEALTH.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB961 | HTML |
| 02/05/10 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/27/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/10/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/30/10 - Enrolled |
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