SB427 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Health benefit plans, coverage for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic required, cost-sharing imposing or increasing requirements prohibited, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit certain individual
and group benefit plans executed or renewed in this
state from requiring a covered individual to first
use an opioid analgesic drug product without
abuse-deterrence labeling claims before it will
cover a prescription for an abuse-deterrent opioid
analgesic drug product</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To provide that certain health benefit plans may not
require an individual to use an opioid analgesic drug product
without abuse-deterrence before covering a prescription for
abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products; and for those
purposes to amend Sections 10A-20-6.16 and 27-21A-23, Code of
Alabama 1965, as amended by Act 2014-324, 2014 Regular
Session, relating to applicability of insurance laws to
certain health service plans.
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Subjects
Insurance
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | ROOM 304 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | ROOM 304 REVISED PH at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB427 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |