Bill Summary

by Nunez  CS Sponsors: Health & Human Services Committee

Health Insurance for Opioids: Provides that health insurance policy that covers opioid analgesic drug products may impose prior authorization requirement for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product only if insurer imposes same requirement for corresponding opioid analgesic drug product without abuse-deterrence labeling claim; prohibits such policy from requiring use of opioid analgesic drug product without abuse-deterrence labeling claim before authorizing use of abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product; provides that section does not require coverage of certain drug products. Effective Date: January 1, 2016

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