Relating to prescription drug coverage.
Summary
Requires health insurance policies that have prescription drug benefit to cover cost of drugs prescribed for urgent medical conditions and cost of drugs prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists within their scope of practice, including cost of pharmacists' consultation fees associated with prescribing and dispensing drugs. Prohibits specified entities that reimburse cost of prescription drugs from requiring step therapy or prior authorization for antiretroviral drugs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Last action Mar 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laurie Monnes Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Doherty
DDemocratic
P
SS
Sheri Schouten
DDemocratic
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
Co
AS
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
AW
Anna Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Arnie Roblan
DDemocratic
Co
BS
Barbara Smith Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Carla Piluso
DDemocratic
Co
Cheri Helt
RRepublican
Co
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Rayfield
DDemocratic
Co
David Gomberg
DDemocratic
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