VA HB304 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 31 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 31 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Prescription drugs; specialty tier coverage. Imposes dollar limits on the practice of prescription drug cost-sharing known as specialty tiers. Enrollees' coinsurance or copayment fees for specialty tier drugs will be limited to $150 per month for up to a 30-day supply of any single specialty tier drug. Patients will also be able to request an exception to obtain a specialty drug that would not otherwise be available on a health benefit plan formulary.
Title
Prescription drugs; specialty tier coverage.
Sponsors
| Del. Mamye BaCote [D] | Del. John O'Bannon [R] | Del. Christopher Peace [R] | Del. Jeion Ward [D] |
| Del. Alfonso Lopez [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-12 | House | Left in Commerce and Labor |
| 2014-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
| 2014-01-13 | House | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2013-12-31 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2013-12-31 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101684D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | 3407.14:1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4319 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4509 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB304 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB304+hil |
