| 5 | | - | To amend Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1 |
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| 6 | | - | contracts for public works, so as to increase the dollar value of certain public works contracts2 |
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| 7 | | - | exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments; to amend Article 103 |
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| 8 | | - | of Chapter 2 of Title 20, relating to contracts and purchases by public schools, so as to4 |
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| 9 | | - | increase the dollar value trigger of certain considerations related to in-state purchasing5 |
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| 10 | | - | preferences for certain contracts and purchases; to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20,6 |
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| 11 | | - | relating to public school property and facilities, so as to increase the dollar value related to7 |
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| 12 | | - | when certain school construction contracts must be subject to competitive bidding; to amend8 |
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| 13 | | - | Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public works9 |
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| 14 | | - | bidding, so as to increase the dollar values of certain public works construction contracts10 |
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| 15 | | - | exempt from bidding requirements; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50,11 |
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| 16 | | - | relating to general authority, duties, and procedure for state purchasing, so as to increase the12 |
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| 17 | | - | dollar value related to when construction or public works contracts must be conducted and13 |
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| 18 | | - | negotiated by the Department of Administrative Services; to provide for related matters; to14 |
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| 19 | | - | repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.15 |
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| 20 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:16 |
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| 21 | | - | - 1 - LC 47 3106S |
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| 22 | | - | SECTION 1.17 |
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| 23 | | - | Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts for18 |
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| 24 | | - | public works, is amended in Code Section 13-10-80, relating to definitions, contract19 |
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| 25 | | - | requirements, application, effect of greater benefits contracted for, and evidence of20 |
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| 26 | | - | indebtedness paid, by revising subsection (c) as follows:21 |
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| 27 | | - | "(c) This Code section shall not apply to:22 |
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| 28 | | - | (1) Any contracts let by the Department of Transportation of this state for the23 |
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| 29 | | - | construction, improvement, or maintenance of roads or highways in this state or purposes24 |
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| 30 | | - | incidental thereto; or25 |
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| 31 | | - | (2) Any contracts whose value or duration at the time of the award does not exceed26 |
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| 32 | | - | $150,000.00 $250,000.00 or 45 days in duration."27 |
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| 33 | | - | SECTION 2.28 |
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| 34 | | - | Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, relating to contracts and purchases by public schools, is 29 |
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| 35 | | - | amended in Code Section 20-2-500, relating to contracts for purchases authorized of certain30 |
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| 36 | | - | supplies, materials, equipment, or agricultural products to give preference to in-state31 |
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| 37 | | - | manufacturers or producers, purchases over $100,000.00, and vendor preferences, by32 |
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| 38 | | - | revising subsection (a) as follows:33 |
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| 39 | | - | "(a)(1) Local boards of education shall provide that contracts for or purchases of34 |
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| 40 | | - | supplies, materials, equipment, or agricultural products, including but not limited to35 |
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| 41 | | - | school buses but not including instructional materials or beverages for immediate36 |
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| 42 | | - | consumption, for public elementary and secondary schools supported in whole or in part37 |
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| 43 | | - | from public funds shall give preference as far as may be reasonable and practicable to38 |
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| 44 | | - | such supplies, materials, equipment, and agricultural products as may be manufactured39 |
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| 45 | | - | or produced in this state. Such preference shall not sacrifice quality.40 |
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| 46 | | - | (2) Local boards of education shall provide that, in determining whether such a41 |
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| 47 | | - | preference is reasonable in any case where the value of a contract for or purchase of such42 |
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| 49 | | - | supplies, materials, equipment, or agricultural products exceeds $100,000.0043 |
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| 50 | | - | $250,000.00, the local school district shall consider, among other factors, information44 |
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| 51 | | - | submitted by the bidder which may include the bidder's estimate of the multiplier effect45 |
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| 52 | | - | on gross state domestic product and the effect on public revenues of the state and the46 |
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| 53 | | - | effect on public revenues of political subdivisions resulting from acceptance of a bid or47 |
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| 54 | | - | offer to sell Georgia manufactured or produced goods as opposed to out-of-state48 |
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| 55 | | - | manufactured or produced goods. Any such estimates shall be in writing. No local49 |
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| 56 | | - | school district shall divide a contract or purchase which exceeds $100,000.0050 |
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| 57 | | - | $250,000.00 for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this paragraph."51 |
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| 58 | | - | SECTION 3.52 |
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| 59 | | - | Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, relating to public school property and facilities, is53 |
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| 60 | | - | amended in Code Section 20-2-520, relating to acquiring and disposing of school sites,54 |
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| 61 | | - | building, repairing, renting, and furnishing schoolhouses, by revising subsection (a) as55 |
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| 62 | | - | follows:56 |
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| 63 | | - | "(a) The county boards of education shall have the power to purchase, lease, or rent school57 |
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| 64 | | - | sites; build, repair, or rent schoolhouses; purchase maps, globes, and school furniture; and58 |
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| 65 | | - | make all arrangements necessary to the efficient operation of the schools. Such county59 |
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| 66 | | - | boards are invested with the title, care, and custody of all schoolhouses or other property,60 |
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| 67 | | - | with the power to control such property in such manner as they think will best serve the61 |
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| 68 | | - | interests of the public schools; and when, in the opinion of the county board, any62 |
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| 69 | | - | schoolhouse site has become unnecessary or inconvenient, they may sell it in the name of63 |
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| 70 | | - | the county board; and the conveyance for any such sale shall be executed by the president64 |
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| 71 | | - | or secretary of the county board, according to the order of the county board. Such county65 |
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| 72 | | - | boards shall have the power to receive any gift, grant, donation, or devise made for the use66 |
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| 73 | | - | of the public schools within the respective counties; and all conveyances of real estate67 |
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| 74 | | - | which may be made to such a county board shall vest the property in such county board and68 |
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| 75 | | - | - 3 - LC 47 3106S |
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| 76 | | - | its successors in office. Such county board may provide for the building of schoolhouses69 |
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| 77 | | - | by a tax on all property located in the county and outside the territorial limits of any70 |
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| 78 | | - | independent school system. The construction of all public school buildings must be71 |
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| 79 | | - | approved by the county school superintendent and county board and must be according to72 |
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| 80 | | - | the plans furnished by the county school authorities and the State Board of Education. All73 |
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| 81 | | - | public school construction contracts in excess of $100,000.00 $250,000.00 shall be publicly74 |
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| 82 | | - | advertised and awarded through an open and competitive process, regardless of the funding75 |
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| 83 | | - | source."76 |
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| 84 | | - | SECTION 4.77 |
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| 85 | | - | Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public works78 |
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| 86 | | - | bidding, is amended in Code Section 36-91-22, relating to exceptions, use of inmate labor,79 |
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| 87 | | - | and emergency situations, by revising subsections (a) and (g) as follows:80 |
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| 88 | | - | "(a) The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to public works construction projects,81 |
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| 89 | | - | when the same can be performed at a cost of less than $100,000.00 $250,000.00. Public82 |
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| 90 | | - | works construction projects shall not be subdivided in an effort to evade the provisions of83 |
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| 91 | | - | this chapter."84 |
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| 92 | | - | "(g) The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to public works construction projects85 |
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| 93 | | - | or any portion of a public works construction project self-performed by a governmental86 |
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| 94 | | - | entity. If the governmental entity contracts with a private person or entity for a portion of87 |
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| 95 | | - | such project, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to any such contract estimated to88 |
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| 96 | | - | exceed $100,000.00 $250,000.00."89 |
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| 97 | | - | SECTION 5.90 |
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| 98 | | - | Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50, relating to general authority, duties, and91 |
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| 99 | | - | procedure for state purchasing, is amended in Code Section 50-5-72, relating to construction92 |
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| 100 | | - | - 4 - LC 47 3106S |
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| 101 | | - | and public works contracts conducted by department, advertising costs, and exceptions, by93 |
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| 102 | | - | revising subsection (a) as follows:94 |
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| 103 | | - | "(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or any other law dealing with the95 |
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| 104 | | - | subject matter contained in this Code section to the contrary, all construction or public96 |
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| 105 | | - | works contracts, exceeding a total expenditure of $100,000.00 $250,000.00, of any97 |
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| 106 | | - | department, board, bureau, commission, office, or agency of the state government, except98 |
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| 107 | | - | as provided in this Code section, shall be conducted and negotiated by the Department of99 |
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| 108 | | - | Administrative Services in accordance with this part; provided, however, that any100 |
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| 109 | | - | expenditure of less than $100,000.00 $250,000.00 shall still be subject to review and101 |
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| 110 | | - | approval by the Department of Administrative Services, which may approve102 |
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| 111 | | - | noncompetitive expenditures of up to $100,000.00 $250,000.00."103 |
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| 112 | | - | SECTION 6.104 |
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| 113 | | - | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.105 |
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| 114 | | - | - 5 - |
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| 10 | + | To amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, |
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| 11 | + | 1 |
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| 12 | + | relating to the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit2 |
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| 13 | + | fund, so as to provide for state health benefit plans to cover insulin medication at a reduced3 |
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| 14 | + | rate; to provide for definitions; to limit the total amount of any cost-sharing or copay required4 |
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| 15 | + | under such plans for such medication; to provide for requirements and prohibitions for an5 |
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| 16 | + | insurer under contract to provide a state health benefit plan; to allow for cost adjustments in6 |
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| 17 | + | accordance with the Consumer Price Index; to provide for related matters; to provide for an7 |
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| 18 | + | effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.8 |
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| 19 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9 |
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| 20 | + | SECTION 1.10 |
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| 21 | + | Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the11 |
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| 22 | + | state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, is amended12 |
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| 23 | + | in Code Section 45-18-1, relating to definitions, by adding new paragraphs to read as13 |
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| 24 | + | follows:14 23 LC 52 0283S (SCS) |
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| 25 | + | S. B. 76 |
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| 27 | + | "(1.2) 'Covered insulin medication' means insulin medication that is prescribed to treat15 |
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| 28 | + | diabetes. Such term shall not include insulin medication that is prescribed for weight loss16 |
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| 29 | + | or that is administered intravenously."17 |
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| 30 | + | "(5) 'State health benefit plan' means the health insurance plan or plans established18 |
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| 31 | + | pursuant to this article and Part 6 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 for state and19 |
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| 32 | + | public employees, dependents, and retirees, and granted to the Board of Regents20 |
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| 33 | + | members, employees, and retirees and their dependents pursuant to Code21 |
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| 34 | + | Sections 20-3-31, 20-3-51, and 31-2-4."22 |
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| 35 | + | SECTION 2.23 |
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| 36 | + | Said article is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:24 |
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| 37 | + | "45-18-4.2.25 |
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| 38 | + | (a) On and after January 1, 2024, a state health benefit plan shall limit the total amount of26 |
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| 39 | + | any cost-sharing or copay that a covered person is required to pay under such plan for a27 |
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| 40 | + | covered insulin medication to an amount not to exceed $35.00 per 30 day supply or28 |
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| 41 | + | $105.00 per 90 day supply of such medication, regardless of the amount or type of insulin29 |
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| 42 | + | needed to fill such prescription or the number of prescriptions.30 |
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| 43 | + | (b) On and after January 1, 2024, an insurer under contract to provide insurance benefits31 |
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| 44 | + | through a state health benefit plan shall include in the plan's formulary at least one covered32 |
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| 45 | + | insulin medication from each therapeutic class that complies with the provisions of this33 |
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| 46 | + | Code section, and, with respect to covered insulin medication, shall not:34 |
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| 47 | + | (1) Apply any amount to the deductible;35 |
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| 48 | + | (2) Impose any cost-sharing in excess of the lesser of, per 30 day supply, $35.00, per 9036 |
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| 49 | + | day supply, $105.00, or the amount equal to 35 percent of the negotiated price of the37 |
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| 50 | + | covered insulin medication net of all price concessions received by or on behalf of such38 |
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| 51 | + | plan;39 |
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| 52 | + | (3) Reduce or eliminate coverage due to the requirements of this Code section; or 40 23 LC 52 0283S (SCS) |
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| 53 | + | S. B. 76 |
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| 55 | + | (4) Impose prior authorization requirements or other medical management requirements41 |
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| 56 | + | that limit beneficiary use.42 |
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| 57 | + | (c) Nothing in this Code section shall prevent an insurer from establishing cost-sharing43 |
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| 58 | + | requirements for covered insulin medication below the amounts provided for in44 |
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| 59 | + | subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section.45 |
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| 60 | + | (d) On January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the limits on the amount a covered person46 |
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| 61 | + | is required to pay for a 30 day or 90 day supply of a covered insulin medication as provided47 |
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| 62 | + | for in this Code section shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the percentage change48 |
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| 63 | + | from the preceding year in the prescription drug component of the Consumer Price Index49 |
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| 64 | + | as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor."50 |
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| 65 | + | SECTION 3.51 |
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| 66 | + | This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law52 |
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| 67 | + | without such approval.53 |
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| 68 | + | SECTION 4.54 |
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| 69 | + | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.55 |
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