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CT SB00545

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Edward Kennedy

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Origin

Senate

2017 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Insurance Commissioner shall conduct a study on processes used by insurance companies, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, health care centers, and other entities to assess requests by treating health care providers to override step therapy drug regimens for patients diagnosed with metastatic cancer

  • Study shall examine the response time that these entities take when responding to step therapy override requests from health care providers

  • Report shall cover step therapy assessment procedures employed by all entities that use step therapy for prescription drugs in the state

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning A Study Of Requests By Health Care Providers To Override Step Therapy Drug Regimens For Certain Cancer Patients.

Last Action

Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

1/26/2017

Committee Referrals

Insurance and Real Estate1/23/2017

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