25RS HB 413

House Bill 413

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Last Action	02/07/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Health Mandate Local Mandate State Employee Health Plan Impact
Bill Request Number	870
Sponsors	K. Moser, M. Lockett, R. Dotson, N. Tate
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with prescription drug cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.
Index Headings of Original Version	Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Health plan, prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Drugs and Medicines - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Local Mandate - Health plan, prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Health plan, prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Education, Higher - Self-insured group health plan, prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Effective Dates, Delayed - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements, January 1, 2026 Insurance, Health - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Pharmacists - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements State Agencies - Department of Insurance, commissioner, prescription drug coverage, cost sharing and rebates State Employees - Health plan, prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Actuarial Analysis - Health plan, prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements