Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB140

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Refer
2/5/25  

Caption

To Mandate The Use Of Biosimilar Medicines Under Health Benefit Plans; To Require A Healthcare Provider To Prescribe Biosimilar Medicines; And To Improve Access To Biosimilar Medicines.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

AR HB1741

To Require Consent To The Assignment Of Benefits To A Healthcare Provider; And To Mandate Notice To An Enrollee Of The Assignment Of Benefits To A Healthcare Provider.

AR SB548

To Require Consent To The Assignment Of Benefits To A Healthcare Provider; And To Mandate Notice To An Enrollee Of The Assignment Of Benefits To A Healthcare Provider.

AR HB1271

To Amend The Prior Authorization Transparency Act; And To Exempt Certain Healthcare Providers That Provide Certain Healthcare Services From Prior Authorization Requirements.

AR SB192

To Amend The Law Concerning Coverage Of Biosimlar Medical Products Under Step Therapy Protocols; And To Amend Exceptions To Step Therapy Protocols.

AR SB140

To Amend The Definition Of "healthcare Provider" Under The Patient Protection Act Of 1995; And To Modify The Definition Of "healthcare Provider" As Used Under The Any Willing Provider Laws.

AR SB143

To Amend The Prior Authorization Transparency Act; And To Exempt Certain Healthcare Providers That Provide Certain Healthcare Services From Prior Authorization Requirements.

AR HB1481

To Create The Healthcare Insurer Share The Savings Act; And To Create The Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Share The Savings Act.

AR HB1272

To Amend The Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act; And To Prohibit A Healthcare Insurer From Leasing A Healthcare Contract Or Provider Network.

AR HB1275

To Regulate Electronic Medical Records; And To Prohibit A Healthcare Payor That Has Electronic Access To Medical Records From Requesting Medical Records In A Different Format From A Healthcare Provider.

AR SB142

To Amend The Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act; And To Regulate Network Leasing Under The Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act.

Similar Bills

KY HB346

AN ACT relating to biosimilar medicines.

MN SF1876

Pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers inclusion of lower-cost drugs in formularies requirement provision and lowest out-of-pocket-cost drug to patient formulary tiering preference provision

MN HF1076

Pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers required to include lower-cost drugs in their formularies, and formulary structure and formulary tiering for each health plan required to give preference to the drug with the lowest out-of-pocket cost to the patient.

MN HF5469

Pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers required to include lower-cost drugs in their formularies, and formulary structure and formulary tiering for each health plan required to give preference to drug with lowest out-of-pocket cost to patient.

ME LD2114

Resolve, Directing the Superintendent of Insurance to Collect Data from Health Insurers Related to Prescription Drug Coverage of Generic Drugs and Biosimilars

VA HB2329

Health insurance; prescription drug formularies.

MD SB393

Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars

US SB2129

Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act