AN ACT relating to patient access to pharmacy benefits.
Summary
Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to prohibit insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other administrators of pharmacy benefits from imposing certain requirements on health plan insureds; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish prohibited practices for pharmacy benefit managers; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to apply provisions of legislation to limited health service benefit plans, including limited health service contracts, and limited health service organizations; establish when legislation applies to health plans and contracts; provide that provisions of this Act shall be severable; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Feb 17, 2023
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
to Banking & Insurance (S)
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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