Alex Valdez
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 5
Primary
With regard to coverage under a health benefit plan for HIV infection prevention medications, the act: Prevents a health insurance carrier from requiring a covered person to undergo step therapy or to receive prior authorization before receiving HIV infection prevention drugs prescribed and dispensed by a pharmacist; and Requires carriers to reimburse a pharmacist employed at an in-network pharmacy for prescribing HIV infection prevention drugs to a covered person and to provide an adequate consultative fee to those pharmacists. Additionally, the act: Allows a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense HIV infection prevention drugs pursuant to a standing order or a statewide protocol if the pharmacist fulfills specific requirements; Directs the department of public health and environment to develop and implement a standing order for pharmacists to prescribe post-exposure HIV infection prevention drugs; Directs the state board of pharmacy, the Colorado medical board, and the state board of nursing, in collaboration with the department of public health and environment, to develop statewide drug therapy protocols for pharmacists to prescribe and dispense HIV infection prevention drugs and the state board of pharmacy to promulgate rules to implement the protocols; and Expands the definition of "practice of pharmacy" to include the prescribing and dispensing of HIV infection prevention drugs and the ordering of laboratory tests in conjunction with prescribing or dispensing the drugs. $13,347 is appropriated from the division of insurance cash fund to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the division of insurance to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Third Reading Re-referred to House Committee of the Whole - No Amendments
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2020 - No Amendments
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (07/13/2020) | |
| Final Act (07/02/2020) | |
| Rerevised (06/06/2020) | |
| Revised (06/05/2020) | |
| Reengrossed (03/05/2020) | |
| Engrossed (03/04/2020) | |
| Introduced (01/08/2020) | |
| PA2 (02/18/2020) | |
| PA1 (02/05/2020) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (02/12/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (06/01/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (01/29/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (03/23/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (09/09/2020) |
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