Kentucky House Bill 458 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 14 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-16 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

Amend KRS Chapter 304.17A-165 to prohibit insurers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies, except for specialty drugs which cannot be provided by retail pharmacies, and prohibit a difference in cost-sharing between retail and mail-order; define specialty drugs; amend KRS 18A.225 to require any plan offered by the Personnel Cabinet to prohibit the requirement of mail-order pharmacies, and to prohibit a difference in cost-sharing.; amend KRS 205.522 to require a managed care organization that provides Medicaid benefits from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies, except for specialty drugs which cannot be provided by retail pharmacies, and prohibit a difference in cost-sharing between retail and mail-order

AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits.

Rep. Jeff Greer [D]	Rep. Regina Huff [R]	Rep. Cluster Howard [D]	Rep. Martha King [D]
Rep. Thomas McKee [D]	Rep. Michael Meredith [R]	Rep. Terry Mills [D]	Rep. Rick Nelson [D]
Rep. Dean Schamore [D]	Rep. Fitz Steele [D]	Rep. Thomas Thompson [D]	Rep. Brent Yonts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-16	Senate	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2016-03-14	Senate	received in Senate
2016-03-11	House	3rd reading, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitutes (1) floor amendment (1)
2016-03-10	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2016-03-10	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 11, 2016
2016-03-10	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-09	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-03-07	House	posted in committee
2016-02-23	House	to Banking & Insurance (H)
2016-02-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB458.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB458/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB458/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB458/HFA1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB458/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB458/FN.pdf