Bill Text: MS HB1352 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commissioner of Insurance; require to deny policies imposing drug tiers and cost-sharing for prescription modification.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee [HB1352 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2012-HB1352-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2012 Regular Session

To: Insurance

By: Representative Clarke

House Bill 1352

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO DENY ANY FORM OF GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY THAT CATEGORIZES PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION BASED ON SPECIFIC DISEASE OR SPECIFIC COST AND CHARGES A COST-SHARING PERCENTAGE FOR SUCH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  The Commissioner of Insurance shall deny any form of group health insurance policy that categorizes prescription medication based on specific disease or specific cost and charges a cost-sharing percentage for such prescription medication.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.