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IN HB1317
Bill
Status
3/25/2018
Primary Sponsor
Edward Clere
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AI Summary
HEA 1317 Summary
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Pharmacists and pharmacies have the right to inform patients of their prescription drug cost-sharing amounts and cannot be prohibited from discussing or recommending more affordable alternatives effective July 1, 2018.
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State employee health plans, insurers, and health maintenance organizations cannot require patients to pay more than the lesser of the contracted copayment or the total approved charges at the point of sale for prescription drugs effective July 1, 2018.
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Requires the office of family and social services to study early intervention service reimbursement rates and present findings to the state budget committee by October 31, 2018, with the study expiring June 30, 2019.
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Requires a study of Medicaid reimbursement rates and case management methodology for family support waiver and community integration waiver recipients, with results presented to the budget committee before January 1, 2019, and the study expiring July 1, 2019.
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Directs the legislative council to assign a study on the potential impact of Indiana joining the nurse licensure compact, considering access to nursing services, employment opportunities, and regulatory oversight issues, expiring January 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Health matters. Provides that a pharmacy or pharmacist has a right to provide individuals with information concerning the individual's cost share for a prescription drug. States that a pharmacy or pharmacist cannot be proscribed by a third party administrator, a health insurer, or a health maintenance organization from discussing the information or from selling to the individual a more affordable alternative. Prohibits a copayment for a drug under the state employee health plan, an accident and sickness insurance policy, or a health maintenance organization contract from exceeding the amount payable to the pharmacy for the drug under an agreement with
Last Action
Public Law 209
3/25/2018