Connecticut 2012 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05178 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5178
2	2		February Session, 2012 LCO No. 945
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4	4		Referred to Committee on Aging
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 5178
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12	12		February Session, 2012
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14	14		LCO No. 945
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18	18		Referred to Committee on Aging
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20	20		Introduced by:
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING SYNCHRONIZING PRESCRIPTION REFILLS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2013) No individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 of the general statutes delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall deny coverage for the refill of any drug prescribed for the treatment of a chronic illness that is made in accordance with a plan among the insured, a practitioner and a pharmacist to synchronize the refilling of multiple prescriptions for the insured.
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30	30		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2013) No group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 of the general statutes delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state that provides coverage for prescription drugs, shall deny coverage for the refill of any drug prescribed for the treatment of a chronic illness that is made in accordance with a plan among the insured, a practitioner and a pharmacist to synchronize the refilling of multiple prescriptions for the insured.
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35	35		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
36	36		Section 1 January 1, 2013 New section
37	37		Sec. 2 January 1, 2013 New section
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39	39		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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41	41		Section 1
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	53	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	55	+	To require individual insurance policies to cover refills of prescription drugs made in accordance with a plan to synchronize refilling multiple prescriptions for certain insured persons.
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	57	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]