Local option health insurance plan; coverage for brand-name medications.
Summary
Department of Human Resource Management; localoption health insurance plan; brand-name medications. Providesfor the local option health insurance plan developed by the Departmentof Human Resource Management to include coverage for brand-name medications rather than generic medications if deemed necessary by the treatingphysician.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB508E
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104688D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
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