SB 3910

Abstract

Amends the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card Act. Provides that a uniform prescription drug information card issued by a health benefit plan shall display on the card the regulatory entity that holds authority over the plan, whether the plan is fully insured or self-insured, the issuer's National Association of Insurance Commissioners company code, any deductible applicable to the plan, any out-of-pocket maximum limitation applicable to the plan, and a toll-free telephone number and Internet website address through which the cardholder may seek consumer assistance information. Provides that a discounted health care services plan administrator shall issue to its beneficiaries a card that contains information about the regulatory entity that holds authority over the plan and whether the plan is fully insured or self-insured. Amends the Uniform Health Care Service Benefits Information Card Act. Provides that a health care benefit information card or other technology containing uniform health care benefit information issued by a health benefit plan or a dental plan shall specifically identify and display on the card the regulatory entity that holds authority over the plan, whether the plan is fully insured or self-insured, the issuer's National Association of Insurance Commissioners company code, any deductible applicable to the plan, any out-of-pocket maximum limitation applicable to the plan, and a toll-free telephone number and Internet website address through which the cardholder may seek consumer assistance information. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2023. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning uniform prescription drug information cards, removes language providing that a uniform prescription drug information card or other technology shall specifically identify and display on the front of the card whether the plan is fully insured or self-insured and the issuer's National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code. In provisions concerning a card issued by a discounted health care services plan administrator providing discounts on prescription drugs or devices, removes language providing that the card shall contain information including whether the plan is fully insured or self-insured. In provisions concerning a health care benefit information card, removes language providing that the health care benefit information card or other technology shall identify and display on the card whether the plan is fully insured or self-insured and the issuer's National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code. Provides that a discounted health care services plan administrator shall issue to its beneficiaries a card containing information including the regulatory entity that holds authority over the plan. Makes other changes. Changes the effective date to January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2023). House Committee Amendment No. 1 In provisions of the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card Act concerning mandatory data elements that shall be displayed on the front of a uniform prescription drug information card, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is the regulatory entity that holds authority over plans that the Department has contracted with to provide services under the medical assistance program. In provisions of the Uniform Health Care Service Benefits Information Card Act concerning mandatory data elements that shall be displayed on a health care benefit information card, provides that, except for dental plans, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is the regulatory entity that holds authority over plans that the Department has contracted with to provide services under the medical assistance program. Removes language providing that the card issued by a discounted health care services plan administrator to its beneficiaries shall include information about the regulatory entity that holds authority over the plan.