Bill > S581

This bill aims to ensure access to medications by amending Chapter 176D of the General Laws, which likely pertains to health insurance regulations. Specifically, it will allow insured individuals to obtain specialty drugs, defined as prescription medications requiring special handling, administration, or monitoring, from pharmacies outside of their insurance carrier's approved network, provided that the non-network pharmacy can meet the drug's specific requirements. The bill also mandates that the board of registration in pharmacy and the division of insurance, which are state regulatory bodies overseeing pharmacies and insurance, respectively, will create rules to put these changes into effect.