Bill Summary

by Benacquisto

Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids; Providing that a health insurance policy that covers opioid analgesic drug products may impose a prior authorization requirement for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product only if the insurer imposes the same requirement for each opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim; prohibiting such health insurance policy from requiring use of an opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim before providing coverage for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2016

   S Banking and Insurance
   S Health Policy
   S Appropriations