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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 2:50 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 344

File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 798

Sponsored By:
Delegate Hammen

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase


Synopsis:

Repealing a prohibition against specified health insurance policies or contracts from imposing a co-payment, deductible, or other condition on the use of a community pharmacy that is not imposed on the services of a mail order pharmacy; prohibiting specified health insurers from limiting the purchase of maintenance drugs to purchase through mail order pharmacies; and authorizing specified health insurers to establish cost sharing for retail purchase of maintenance drugs that differs from cost sharing for mail order purchase.


History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/4
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
POSTAL SERVICE
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-805 , 15-824 )


Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered



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