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2012 -- S 3045 SUBSTITUTE A | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PATIENT ACCESS TO | |
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MEDICALLY NECESSARY MENTAL HEALTH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Felag, McCaffrey, Ruggerio, Gallo, and Walaska | |
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Date Introduced: June 05, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
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RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
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consisting of seven (7) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more |
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than two (2) of whom shall be from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of |
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the Senate; one of whom shall be a representative of the Rhode Island Council of Community |
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Mental Health Organizations, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall |
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be a representative of the Rhode Island Medical Society, to be appointed by the President of the |
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Senate; one of whom shall be a pharmacist licensed to practice in the State of Rhode Island, to be |
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appointed by the President of the Senate; and one of whom shall be a representative of the health |
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insurance industry, to be appointed by the President of the Senate. |
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In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory |
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commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly |
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resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu |
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of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which |
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is entitled to the appointment consents to the member of the general public. |
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The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and develop |
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recommendations regarding current Rhode Island law relating to health insurer drug formulary |
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exception criteria and the process by which a health insurer is required to cover a non-formulary |
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medication deemed medically necessary by a physician or other person authorized to prescribe |
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medication. The commission study shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of requiring |
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health insurers to provide coverage for a non-formulary medication, regardless of whether said |
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medication meets the nonprofit medical service corporation's medical exception criteria, if the |
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medication has been prescribed as treatment for a mental disorder, including schizophrenia, as |
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defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
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(DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association. |
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Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
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the call of the President of the Senate and organize and shall select a chairperson from amongst |
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the legislators. |
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Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
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The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
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All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
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documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
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desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
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The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide |
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suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
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Senate no later than March 5, 2013, and said commission shall expire on May 31, 2013. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PATIENT ACCESS TO | |
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MEDICALLY NECESSARY MENTAL HEALTH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS | |
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This act resolution would create a seven (7) member special legislative study commission |
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whose purpose it would be to study patient access to medically necessary mental health |
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prescription drugs, and who would report back to the Senate no later than March 5, 2013, and |
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whose life would expire on May 31, 2013. |
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