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LA HB370
LA HB370Provides relative to prescription drug benefits for persons with stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
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Introduced
03/29/2019
03/29/2019
In Committee
05/22/2019
05/22/2019
Crossed Over
05/20/2019
05/20/2019
Passed
06/05/2019
06/05/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/05/2019
06/05/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT 2 To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1053(A) and (D) and to enact R.S. 22:1053(E), (F), and (G), 3 relative to prescription drug benefits for persons with stage-four advanced, metastatic 4 cancer; to prohibit denial of a prescription based upon step therapy or fail first 5 protocols; to provide for an exception; to require notification of prescriptions for 6 associated conditions; to define key terms; to provide for an effective date; and to 7 provide for related matters. 8
AI Summary
This bill amends and enacts provisions related to prescription drug benefits for individuals with stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer. It prohibits health coverage plans from denying a prescription based on step therapy or fail-first protocols, unless the preferred drug is clinically equivalent. It requires healthcare providers to inform the health coverage plan that a prescribed drug is for a condition associated with stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer. The bill defines key terms, including "health coverage plan" and "stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer." The provisions of this bill would become effective upon the governor's signature or the expiration of the time for the governor to act on the bill.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (95)
Julie Stokes (R)*,
Mark Abraham (R),
Neil Abramson (D),
Roy Adams (D),
John Alario (R),
Beryl Amedée (R),
Conrad Appel (R),
James Armes (D),
Tony Bacala (R),
Larry Bagley (R),
Taylor Barras (R),
Regina Barrow (D),
John Berthelot (R),
Robert Billiot (D),
Stuart Bishop (R),
Gerald Boudreaux (D),
Ken Brass (D),
Terry Brown (I),
Thomas Carmody (R),
Barbara Carpenter (D),
Gary Carter (D),
Robby Carter (D),
Stephen Carter (R),
Norby Chabert (R),
Charles Chaney (R),
Patrick Connick (R),
Patrick Cortez (R),
Jean-Paul Coussan (R),
Kenny Cox (D),
Phillip DeVillier (R),
Jack Donahue (R),
Mary DuBuisson (R),
Royce Duplessis (D),
Julie Emerson (R),
Dale Erdey (R),
Reid Falconer (R),
James Fannin (R),
Franklin Foil (R),
A.B. Franklin (D),
Randal Gaines (D),
Raymond Garofalo (R),
Ryan Gatti (R),
Jerry Gisclair (D),
John Guinn (R),
Jimmy Harris (D),
Lance Harris (R),
Cameron Henry (R),
Sharon Hewitt (R),
Stephanie Hilferty (R),
Dorothy Hill (D),
Frank Hoffmann (R),
Dodie Horton (R),
Mike Huval (R),
Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D),
Patrick Jefferson (D),
Ronnie Johns (R),
Mike Johnson (R),
Robert Johnson (D),
Sam Jones (D),
Jeremy LaCombe (R),
Terry Landry (D),
Ed Larvadain (D),
H. Bernard LeBas (D),
Walt Leger (D),
Chris Leopold (R),
Gerald Long (R),
Jay Luneau (D),
Rodney Lyons (D),
Denise Marcelle (D),
Joseph Marino (I),
Daniel Martiny (R),
Wayne McMahen (R),
John Milkovich (R),
Fred Mills (R),
Beth Mizell (R),
Pat Moore (D),
Jean-Paul Morrell (D),
J. Kevin Pearson (R),
Karen Peterson (D),
J. Rogers Pope (R),
Stephen Pugh (R),
Steven Pylant (R),
Jerome Richard (I),
Clay Schexnayder (R),
Gary Smith (D),
John Smith (R),
Joe Stagni (R),
John Stefanski (R),
Kirk Talbot (R),
Polly Thomas (R),
Francis Thompson (R),
Michael Walsworth (R),
Rick Ward (R),
Malinda White (R),
Jerome Zeringue (R),
Last Action
Effective date: 06/05/2019. (on 06/05/2019)
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