Assembly Bill A8103

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a cap on the price of prescription insulin

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A8103 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6505
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §280-d, Pub Health L

2019-A8103 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a cap on the price of prescription insulin not to exceed one hundred dollars per thirty day supply.

2019-A8103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8103
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a cap
   on the price of prescription insulin
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 280-d to read as follows:
   § 280-D. PRESCRIPTION INSULIN PRICE  CAP.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  "PRESCRIPTION  INSULIN  DRUG"  SHALL  MEAN A PRESCRIPTION DRUG
 CONTAINING INSULIN TO BE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND THAT:
   (A) IS REQUIRED BY ANY APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE LAW TO BE DISPENSED
 ONLY PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION; OR
   (B) IS RESTRICTED BY ANY APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE  LAW  TO  USE  BY
 PRACTITIONERS ONLY.
   2.   ANY   HEALTH   INSURANCE   CARRIER  THAT  PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR
 PRESCRIPTION INSULIN DRUGS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A  HEALTH  INSURANCE
 POLICY OR HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN SHALL CAP THE TOTAL COST A COVERED PERSON
 IS  REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A COVERED PRESCRIPTION INSULIN DRUG AT AN AMOUNT
 NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER  THIRTY  DAY  SUPPLY  OF  INSULIN,
 REGARDLESS  OF THE AMOUNT OR TYPE OF INSULIN NEEDED TO FILL SUCH COVERED
 PERSON'S PRESCRIPTION.
   3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A  HEALTH  INSURANCE  CARRIER
 FROM  REDUCING  A COVERED PERSON'S COST FOR INSULIN BY AN AMOUNT GREATER
 THAN THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13030-01-9

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