Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05631 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5631
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1010 Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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1414 REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF STEP THERAPY FOR CERTAIN
1919 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO TREAT CANCER.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit each 1
2424 insurance company, hospital service corporation, medical service 2
2525 corporation, health care center or other entity that delivers, issues for 3
2626 delivery, renews, amends or continues certain health insurance policies 4
2727 in this state that include a prescription drug benefit from using step 5
2828 therapy for any covered prescription drug prescribed to treat cancer. 6
2929 Statement of Purpose:
3030 To prohibit the use of step therapy for certain covered prescription
3131 drugs prescribed to treat cancer.