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AZ SB1594

Bill

Status

Failed

2/15/2011

Primary Sponsor

Nancy Barto

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Origin

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature - First Regular Session (2011)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits corporations (health insurance), health care services organizations (HMOs), and disability insurers from reclassifying biologics or plasma-derived prescription drugs to a different tier of a multitiered drug formulary during the contract or policy term.

  • Requires 60 days' advance notice to subscribers/enrollees/insureds if an insurer plans to reclassify biologics or plasma-derived drugs to a different formulary tier in a subsequent contract or policy term.

  • Amends sections 20-841.05 and 20-1057.02 to add the new restrictions on biologic and plasma-derived drug reclassification for health insurance corporations and health care services organizations.

  • Adds new sections 20-1342.07, 20-1402.05, and 20-1404.05 to extend the same reclassification restrictions to disability insurers, group disability insurers, and blanket disability insurers.

  • Maintains existing exemptions and provisions regarding deductibles, coinsurance, multitiered benefit plans without authorization requirements, and authorization processes for nonformulary drugs.

Legislative Description

Prescription drugs; multitiered formularies

Last Action

Senate BI Committee action: Held

2/15/2011

Full Bill Text

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