Florida House Bill 561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires individual & group health insurers & HMOs to provide notice of prescription drug formulary changes; specifies requirements for notice of medical necessity submitted by treating physicians; specifies coverage requirement & restrictions on coverage modification by insurers & HMOs receiving such notice; requires insurers & HMOs to maintain record of formulary changes; requires small employer carriers to comply with requirements for prescription drug formulary changes; requires insurers & HMOs to apply reductions in out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs toward cost-sharing obligations.

Prescription Drug Coverage

Rep. Thad Altman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-14	House	Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
2020-03-14	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2020-01-14	House	Introduced
2019-11-15	House	Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee
2019-11-06	House	Filed

S696 (Same As) 2020-03-14 - Died in Banking and Insurance
H7045 (Similar To) 2020-03-14 - Died in Banking and Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
627	42394		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	6404		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	64742		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	6699		Amended Code	See Bill Text
641	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text
641	3157		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/561
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/561/BillText/Filed/PDF