TN SB1939 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-17 - Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, caps the total amount that a health insurance carrier can require a covered patient with diabetes to pay for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100; caps the total price that a person who supplies prescription insulin drugs into or within this state for use by a patient with diabetes can charge for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

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Title

As introduced, caps the total amount that a health insurance carrier can require a covered patient with diabetes to pay for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100; caps the total price that a person who supplies prescription insulin drugs into or within this state for use by a patient with diabetes can charge for a 30-day supply of insulin at no more than $100. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-17SenateAction deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
2020-03-10SenatePlaced on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
2020-02-03SenatePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2020-01-30SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
2020-01-29SenateFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB1931 (Crossfiled) 2020-06-01 - Taken off notice for cal. in Insurance Committee

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