Bill Text: CT HB05295 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Purchasing Of Prescription Drugs By Nonstate Public Employers.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-06-07 - Signed by the Governor [HB05295 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05295-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5295 | ||
February Session, 2010 |
LCO No. 1456 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPALITIES AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (m) of section 5-259 of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(m) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Comptroller shall begin procedures to convert the group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plans set forth in subsection (a) of this section, including any prescription drug plan offered in connection with or in addition to such insurance plans, to self-insured plans for benefit periods beginning on or after July 1, 2010, except that any dental plan offered in connection with or in addition to such self-insured plans may be fully insured.
(2) The Comptroller may enter into contracts with third-party administrators to provide administrative services only for the self-insured plans set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection. Any such third-party administrator shall be required under such contract to charge such third-party administrator's lowest available rate for such services.
(3) (A) After the Comptroller has completed converting any prescription drug plan under subdivision (1) of this subsection to a self-insured plan and pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, the Comptroller shall offer prescription drug coverage to nonstate public employers. For purposes of this subdivision, "nonstate public employer" means a municipality or other political subdivision of the state, including a board of education, quasi-public agency or public library.
(B) The Comptroller shall establish procedures to determine (i) the eligibility requirements for, (ii) the enrollment procedures for, (iii) the duration of, (iv) requirements regarding the payment of premiums for, and (v) the procedures for withdrawal from and termination of, such prescription drug plan coverage.
(C) The Comptroller shall not offer coverage under a self-insured prescription drug plan under subdivision (1) of this subsection until the State Employees' Bargaining Agent Coalition has provided its written consent to the clerks of both houses of the General Assembly to the inclusion of nonstate public employers in such prescription drug plan.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
5-259(m) |
INS |
Joint Favorable |