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Introduced
09/03/2019
09/03/2019
In Committee
09/23/2019
09/23/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2020
03/14/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to prescription insulin drugs; creating ss. 627.64085 and 627.65746, F.S.; defining the term "prescription insulin drug"; requiring individual and group health insurance policies, respectively, to cap an insured's monthly cost-sharing obligation for covered prescription insulin drugs at a specified amount; providing construction; authorizing the Financial Services Commission to adopt rules; amending s. 641.31, F.S.; defining the term "prescription insulin drug"; requiring health maintenance contracts to cap a subscriber's monthly cost-sharing obligation for covered prescription insulin drugs at a specified amount; providing construction; authorizing the commission to adopt rules; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill requires individual and group health insurance policies, as well as health maintenance contracts, to cap the monthly cost-sharing obligation for covered prescription insulin drugs at $100 per 30-day supply, regardless of the amount or type of insulin needed. The bill defines "prescription insulin drug" as a prescription drug containing insulin that is used to treat diabetes and has been prescribed as medically necessary by the treating physician. The bill also authorizes the Financial Services Commission to adopt rules to administer these new cost-sharing limits.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (12)
Joe Casello (D)*,
Nicholas Duran (D)*,
James Bush (D),
Dan Daley (D),
Anna Eskamani (D),
Javier Fernández (D),
Margaret Good (D),
Michael Grieco (D),
Adam Hattersley (D),
Dotie Joseph (D),
Tina Polsky (D),
Carlos Smith (D),
Last Action
Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee (on 03/14/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/109 |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/109/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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