Faith Winter
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 25
Primary
For health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025, the act requires a health insurer or pharmacy benefit manager to include in the calculation of a covered person's contributions toward cost-sharing requirements, including any annual limitation on a covered person's out-of-pocket costs, any payments made by or on behalf of the covered person for a prescription drug if: The prescription drug does not have a generic equivalent or, for a biological product, a biosimilar drug or interchangeable biological product; or The prescription drug has a generic equivalent, a biosimilar drug, or an interchangeable biological product, but the covered person is using the brand-name drug after obtaining prior authorization, complying with a step-therapy protocol, or otherwise receiving approval from the carrier or pharmacy benefit manager if those utilization management processes are not otherwise prohibited by law. The commissioner of insurance is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the act. The act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025. APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (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
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/05/2023) | |
| Final Act (05/10/2023) | |
| Rerevised (04/29/2023) | |
| Revised (04/26/2023) | |
| Reengrossed (04/19/2023) | |
| Engrossed (04/18/2023) | |
| Introduced (03/16/2023) | |
| PA2 (04/26/2023) | |
| PA1 (03/31/2023) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (04/13/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (04/25/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (03/28/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/20/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (07/31/2023) |
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