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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Murray, McCaffrey, Miller, Goodwin, Mack, Lawson, Kallman, | |
Date Introduced: February 05, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 27-20.8 of the General Laws entitled "Prescription Drug Benefits" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 27-20.8-3. Co-pay cap for prescription insulin. |
4 | (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "prescription insulin drug" |
5 | means a prescription drug, as defined in ยง 21-31-2, that contains insulin and is used to treat diabetes. |
6 | (b) A carrier that provides coverage for prescription insulin drugs pursuant to the terms of |
7 | a health coverage plan the carrier offers shall cap the total amount that a covered person is required |
8 | to pay for a covered prescription insulin drug at an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00), per |
9 | thirty (30) day supply of insulin, regardless of the amount or type of insulin needed to fill the |
10 | covered person's prescription. Coverage for prescription insulin drugs shall not be subject to any |
11 | deductible. |
12 | (c) Nothing in this section prevents a carrier from reducing a covered person's cost sharing |
13 | to an amount less than the amount specified in subsection (b) of this section. |
14 | (d) The health insurance commissioner may use any of their enforcement powers to obtain |
15 | a carrier's compliance with this section. |
16 | (e) The commissioner may promulgate rules as necessary to implement and administer this |
17 | section and to align with federal requirements. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2022. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS | |
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1 | This act would provide that health insurance carriers that provide coverage for prescription |
2 | insulin drugs used to treat diabetes shall only be allowed to charge up to fifty ($50.00) dollars for |
3 | a copayment for a thirty (30) day supply of insulin regardless of the amount or type of insulin |
4 | needed to fill the covered person's prescription. Coverage for prescription insulin would not be |
5 | subject to any deductible. |
6 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2022. |
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