| Last Action | 01/09/25: to Banking & Insurance (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to prescription drugs. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
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Actuarial Analysis
Health Mandate Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 997 |
| Sponsor | S. Meredith |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define terms; 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 |
Drugs and Medicines - 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 - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements Local Mandate - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements |
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Last updated: 1/9/2025 6:56 PM (EST)