VA SB442 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-12-02 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-12-02 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Health benefit plans; prescription drugs; tiers. Prohibits a health carrier offering a health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs from implementing a formulary that places a prescription drug on the highest cost-sharing tier unless at least one prescription drug that is in the same therapeutic class and is a medically appropriate alternative treatment for a given disease or condition is available at a lower cost-sharing tier under the formulary.
Title
Health benefit plans; prescription drugs; tiers.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 | Senate | Left in Commerce and Labor |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2016-01-12 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102529D |
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 |
