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SB 422: Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids

GENERAL BILL by Benacquisto

Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids; Providing that a health insurance policy that covers abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products may impose a prior authorization requirement for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product only if the insurer imposes the same requirement for each opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim; prohibiting such health insurance policy from requiring use of an opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim before authorizing the use of an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2017
 Last Action: 3/25/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-112
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/2/2015 Senate • Filed
    10/9/2015 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 33
    10/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 11/02/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    11/2/2015 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 126
    • Now in Health Policy -SJ 126
    11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/01/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    12/1/2015 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 124
    12/2/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 124
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 33
    2/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/18/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 434
    2/19/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 434
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
    2/23/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 456
    • Amendment(s) adopted (137132) -SJ 456
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 457
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/24/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 488
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 489
    • Immediately certified -SJ 494
    2/24/2016 House • In Messages
    3/2/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 688
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
    • Received -HJ 688
    3/4/2016 House • Substituted for CS/HB 363 -HJ 804
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 804
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/7/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 852
    • Passed; YEAS 108 NAYS 0 -HJ 853
    3/7/2016 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 772
    3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 1437
    3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2016-112

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  • SB 422, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2016 at 11:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 363 (c1) Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids Nunez Identical Last Action: 3/4/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 422 (Ch. 2016-112) -HJ 804
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.64194 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 422, Engrossed 1 Posted 2/23/2016 at 12:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 363 (c1) Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids Nunez Identical Last Action: 3/4/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 422 (Ch. 2016-112) -HJ 804
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/24/2016 4:59 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/7/2016 10:25 AM House 108 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.64194 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 422, Original Filed Version Posted 10/2/2015 at 2:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 10/29/2015 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 11/2/2015 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 11/30/2015 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 12/2/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 363 (c1) Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids Nunez Similar Last Action: 3/4/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 422 (Ch. 2016-112) -HJ 804
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    137132 - Amendment
    Delete lines 49 - 57 and insert:     		Benacquisto 2/22/2016
    4:24 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    2/23/2016     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    11/2/2015 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    12/1/2015 1:00 PM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/18/2016 1:00 PM Appropriations 15 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.64194 Page 2 (pdf)

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