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ID HCR006

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

3/5/2021

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Insurance consult with insurance industry leaders to determine how to make medically necessary prescription formula available to Idaho infants and children with specified conditions including eosinophilic esophagitis, Crohn's disease, malnutrition or failure to thrive, seizure disorders requiring a ketogenic diet, and conditions requiring tube feeding.

  • Directs the Department of Insurance to collect data and determine the costs of including medically necessary prescription formula coverage in private insurance plans and assess any impact on the Idaho General Fund.

  • Notes that medically necessary prescription formula can cost in excess of $2,000 per month, which is prohibitively expensive for some families.

  • Requires the Department of Insurance and insurance industry leaders to report their findings and recommendations to the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth Idaho Legislature.

Legislative Description

States findings of the Legislature and requests that the Department of Insurance consult with insurance industry leaders to determine how to make medically necessary prescription formula available to infants and children in Idaho.

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Last Action

Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:48 a.m. on March 4, 2021

3/5/2021

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Human Resources2/19/2021
Health and Welfare2/10/2021

Full Bill Text

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