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TN SB0522
TN SB0522AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 53; Title 56, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to insulin.
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Introduced
02/08/2021
02/08/2021
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/28/2022
04/28/2022
Introduced Session
112th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, caps the total amount that a health insurance carrier can require a covered patient with diabetes to pay for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100; caps the total price that a person who supplies prescription insulin drugs into or within this state for use by a patient with diabetes can charge for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
AI Summary
This bill caps the total amount that a health insurance carrier can require a covered patient with diabetes to pay for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100. It also caps the total price that an insulin supplier can charge for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100, regardless of the amount, type, or number of insulins or the number of prescriptions needed. The bill amends various sections of Tennessee Code Annotated, including Title 8 (State and Local Government), Title 53 (Professions, Businesses and Trades), Title 56 (Insurance), Title 63 (Healing Arts), and Title 71 (Welfare), to implement these new insulin cost caps.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to first calendar of 2022 (on 04/06/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0522&ga=112 |
| State Bill Page | http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0522&ga=112 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0522.pdf |
| BillText | http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0522.pdf |
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