General Assembly |
File No. 165 |
January Session, 2005 |
House of Representatives, April 5, 2005
The Committee on Insurance and Real Estate reported through REP. O'CONNOR of the 35th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT THAT PRESCRIPTIONS BE FILLED BY MAIL ORDER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2005) (a) No health insurance policy issued on an individual basis, whether issued by an insurance company, a hospital service corporation, a medical service corporation or a health care center, which provides coverage for prescription drugs may require any person covered under such policy to obtain prescription drugs from a mail order pharmacy as a condition of obtaining benefits for such drugs.
(b) The provisions of this section shall apply to any such policy delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on or after July 1, 2005.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2005 |
New section |
INS |
Joint Favorable |
The following fiscal impact statement and bill analysis are prepared for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, solely for the purpose of information, summarization, and explanation, and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose:
OFA Fiscal Note
Explanation
The bill prohibits insurance policies that cover prescription drugs and issued to individuals from requiring an insured person to receive prescriptions from a mail order pharmacy. The bill has no fiscal impact.
OLR Bill Analysis
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT THAT PRESCRIPTIONS BE FILLED BY MAIL ORDER
This bill prohibits insurance policies that cover prescription drugs and are issued to individuals from requiring an insured person to receive prescriptions from a mail order pharmacy. The bill applies to individual insurance policies delivered, issued, renewed, amended, or continued on or after July 1, 2005.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2005
COMMITTEE ACTION
Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Joint Favorable Report
Yea |
15 |
Nay |
0 |