Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1742 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/17/2024

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
SENATE BILL 1742 	By: Dossett 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to health benefit plans; defining 
terms; requiring reimbursement of certain 
prescription; construing provisions; providing for 
codification; and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6060.3b of Title 36, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  As used in this section: 
1.  “Contraceptive drugs” means all drugs approved by the United 
States Food and Drug Administration that are used to prevent 
pregnancy, including, but not limited to, hormonal drugs 
administered orally, transdermal ly, and intravaginally; and 
2.  “Health benefit plan” means a health benefit plan as defined 
pursuant to Section 6060.4 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes . 
B.  1.  Any health benefit plan that is offered, issued, or 
renewed on and after the effective d ate of this act that offers 
coverage for contraceptive drugs shall provide reimbursement for a   
 
 
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twelve-month prescription of contraceptive drugs obtained at one 
time by the enrollee. 
2.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an 
enrollee of a health benefit plan from requesting a smaller su pply 
or to prohibit a prescribin g provider from prescribing a smaller 
supply if such a prescription is supported by clini cal utility and 
medical appropriateness. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective Novemb er 1, 2024. 
 
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