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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2126 as follows; 1 2 #1. Page 1, line 4, by striking the words "an 1 3 individual or" and inserting the following: "a". 1 4 #2. Page 1, line 19, by striking the words "an 1 5 individual or" and inserting the following: "a". 1 6 #3. Page 2, by inserting after line 30 the 1 7 following: 1 8 "4A. This section shall not be construed to limit 1 9 or otherwise discourage the use of generic equivalent 1 10 drugs approved by the United States food and drug 1 11 administration, whenever available and appropriate. 1 12 This section, when a brand name drug is requested by a 1 13 covered individual and a suitable generic equivalent 1 14 is available and appropriate, shall not be construed 1 15 to prohibit a third-party payor from requiring the 1 16 covered individual to pay a deductible, coinsurance, 1 17 or copayment consistent with subsection 3, in addition 1 18 to the difference of the cost of the brand name drug 1 19 less the maximum covered amount for a generic 1 20 equivalent. 1 21 4B. A person who provides an individual policy or 1 22 contract providing for third-party payment or 1 23 prepayment of health or medical expenses shall make 1 24 available a coverage provision that satisfies the 1 25 requirements in subsections 1 through 4A in the same 1 26 manner as such requirements are applicable to a group 1 27 policy or contract under those subsections. The 1 28 policy or contract shall provide that the individual 1 29 policyholder may reject the coverage provision at the 1 30 option of the policyholder." 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 JoANN JOHNSON 1 35 SF 2126.801 78 1 36 mj/cf
Text: S05111 Text: S05113 Text: S05100 - S05199 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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