Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager.

A new STATEMENT section was added summarizing that the bill prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions when the denial is caused solely by a change in the health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager. The statement clarifies the prohibition applies only if the person was already taking the medication before the change and the new plan covers that drug class.

The bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting its progression through the legislative process.

Co-sponsor information (Assemblyman Kearney) was removed, along with the 'TR' suffix from the bill number, consistent with the transition to the introduced version.