SB 262 - Goodman, Jack
Requires health benefit plans to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for oral anticancer medications and intravenously administered chemotherapy medications
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
1411S.01I
Title
SB 262
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2011
Committee
Current Status
Voted Do Pass S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 262 - Under this act, any health benefit plan that provides coverage and benefits for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall not require a higher copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amount for a prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells than what the plan requires for an intravenously administered or injected cancer medication that is provided, regardless of formulation or benefit category determination by the health carrier administering the health benefit plan. A health carrier shall not achieve compliance with the provisions of the act by imposing an increase in copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amount for an intravenously administered or injected cancer chemotherapy agent covered under the health benefit plan.
STEPHEN WITTE