assembly Bill A5214A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Regulates step therapy and first fail health insurance policies and contracts

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 13, 2014 print number 5214a
Feb 13, 2014 amend and recommit to insurance
Jan 08, 2014 referred to insurance
Feb 21, 2013 referred to insurance

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A5214 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2711
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 §§3301 & 3302, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9397, S6464
2015-2016: S3419

A5214 - Summary

Regulates step therapy and first fail health insurance policies and contracts.

A5214 - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5214

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the regulation of step
  therapy and first fail policies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new article 33 to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 33
                     REGULATION OF STEP THERAPY AND
                           FIRST FAIL POLICIES
SECTION 3301. DEFINITIONS.
        3302. PRESCRIPTION DRUG RESTRICTION OVERRIDES.
  S 3301. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  (A) "INSURER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO OFFERS A  POLICY  OF
ACCIDENT  AND/OR HEALTH INSURANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED SIXTEEN, THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE, OR FOUR THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE  PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW, INCLUDING MANAGED CARE PROVIDERS AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR-J OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW;
  (B)  "PHARMACY  BENEFIT  MANAGEMENT"  OR  "PBM" SHALL MEAN THE SERVICE
PROVIDED TO AN INSURER, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH  ANOTHER  ENTITY;  INCLUDING
THE  PROCUREMENT  OF  PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS  TO  BE  DISPENSED  TO COVERED
PERSONS, OR THE ADMINISTRATION OR MANAGEMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG  BENE-
FITS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (1) A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY;
  (2) CLAIMS PROCESSING, RETAIL NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
TO PHARMACIES FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;
  (3) CLINICAL OR OTHER FORMULARY, OR PREFERRED DRUG LIST DEVELOPMENT OR
MANAGEMENT;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05355-01-3

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A5214A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2711
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 §§3301 & 3302, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9397, S6464
2015-2016: S3419

A5214A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates step therapy and first fail health insurance policies and contracts.

A5214A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5214--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TITONE, RODRIGUEZ, ROBERTS, GUNTHER, ZEBROWSKI,
  QUART, PEOPLES-STOKES, MONTESANO, CUSICK, BRINDISI, TEDISCO --  Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. FAHY, GALEF, McLAUGHLIN, PERRY, RIVERA, SCHI-
  MEL,  SEPULVEDA, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance  in  accord-
  ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the regulation of step
  therapy and first fail policies

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new article 33  to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 33
                     REGULATION OF STEP THERAPY AND
                           FIRST FAIL POLICIES
SECTION 3301. DEFINITIONS.
        3302. PRESCRIPTION DRUG RESTRICTION OVERRIDES.
  S 3301. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  (A)  "INSURER"  SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO OFFERS A POLICY OF
ACCIDENT AND/OR HEALTH INSURANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND  TWO
HUNDRED SIXTEEN, THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE, OR FOUR THOUSAND
THREE  HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW.
  (B) "PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT" OR  "PBM"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  SERVICE
PROVIDED  TO  AN  INSURER, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ANOTHER ENTITY; INCLUDING
THE PROCUREMENT  OF  PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS  TO  BE  DISPENSED  TO  COVERED
PERSONS,  OR THE ADMINISTRATION OR MANAGEMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENE-
FITS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (1) A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05355-02-4