Last Action | posted in committee |
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Title | AN ACT relating to prescription drug assistance. |
Bill Documents |
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Impact Statements | Fiscal Note |
Bill Request Number | 914 |
Sponsors | K. Hall, J. Stacy, R. Adams, H. Collins, T. Edmonds, J. Jenkins, C. Miller, R. Nelson, R. Palumbo, T. Riner, D. Sims, A. Smith, K. Stein, J. Stewart III, J. Wayne |
Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to define "asset test," "department," "enrollee," "federal poverty guidelines," "liquid assets," "Medicaid dual eligible," "Medicare Modernization Act," "Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit," "prescription drug plan", "program," and "resident"; create the Kentucky Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program within the Department for Aging and Independent Living; establish eligibility guidelines for participants to include persons who are 65 or older, eligible for Medicare enrollment, have a household income at or below 200 percent of the poverty level, meet the asset test, do not have other prescription drug coverage, and not be members of a retirement plan with a drug benefit under the Medicare Modernization Act, and not Medicaid dual eligible; require the department to prescribe the application and enrollment process; allow the department to determine drugs to be covered by the program and negotiate with manufacturers for rebates; limit benefits to the amount of appropriations, with the program to cover prescription drug costs for applicants who have exceeded the initial coverage limit under the Medicare Part D plan; clarify that a resident must have lived in the state for at least 90 days prior to receipt of the application by the department; require the department to create standards for documenting proof of residence. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Drugs and Medicines - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Federal Laws and Regulations - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Health and Medical Services - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Insurance, Health - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Pharmacists - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Physicians and Practitioners - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Public Medical Assistance - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of Drugs and Medicines - Prescription drugs, senior citizens, provide assistance for purchase of |
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