House Bill 538

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Title AN ACT relating to health insurance coverage of abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products.
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Bill Request Number 1523
Sponsor J. Greer
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define "abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product," and "cost sharing," and "opioid analgesic drug product" ; require an insurer or health benefit plan to provide coverage for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products as preferred drugs on its formulary or similar lists of coverage of prescriptions; prohibit exceeding the lowest cost-sharing level applied to prescription drugs in the same health benefit plan; prohibit disincentives for prescribers or dispenser for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products; provide that a person who has received or been denied an opioid analgesic drug product by an insurer shall not be first required to use a non-abuse deterrent opioid analgesic drug product before accessing an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product.
Index Headings of Original Version Drugs and Medicines - Opioid analgesic drug products, health benefit plan coverage requirements
Insurance - Health benefit plan coverage, opioid and abuse-deterrent analgesic drug products, requirements
Insurance, Health - Opioid analgesic and abuse-deterrent analgesic drug products, requirements
Health Benefit Mandate - Health benefit plan coverage, opioid and abuse-deterrent analgesic drug products, requirements

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02/23/15
  • introduced in House
02/24/15
  • to Banking & Insurance (H)
  • taken from Banking & Insurance (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
  • posting waived


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