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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5631
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1603
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF STEP THERAPY FOR CERTAIN
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO TREAT CANCER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit each 1
insurance company, hospital service corporation, medical service 2
corporation, health care center or other entity that delivers, issues for 3
delivery, renews, amends or continues certain health insurance policies 4
in this state that include a prescription drug benefit from using step 5
therapy for any covered prescription drug prescribed to treat cancer. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the use of step therapy for certain covered prescription
drugs prescribed to treat cancer.