An Act to help patients and reduce healthcare costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2026 | Senate | Accompanied a study order, see S2972↗ |
| 1/12/2026 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
| 6/3/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Financial Services |
| Cosponsor |
|---|
| Joan B. Lovely |
| Bruce E. Tarr |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J11 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| J24 | Accompanied | — |
An individual or group health insurance policy providing prescription drug coverage in the state must permit and apply a pro-rated daily cost-sharing rate to prescriptions dispensed by a network pharmacy for a partial supply if the prescriber or pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the patient and the patient requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing the patient’s medications. No individual or group health insurance policy providing prescription drug coverage shall deny coverage for the dispensing of a medication by a network pharmacy on the basis that the dispensing is for a partial supply if the prescriber or pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the patient and the patient requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing the patient’s medications. The individual or group health plan must allow a pharmacy to override any denial codes indicating that a prescription is being refilled too soon for the purposes of medication synchronization. No individual or group health insurance policy providing prescription drug coverage shall use payment structures incorporating pro-rated dispensing fees. Dispensing fees for partially filled or refilled prescriptions shall be paid in full for each prescription dispensed regardless of any pro-rated copay for the beneficiary or fee paid for alignment services.
An individual or group health insurance policy providing prescription drug coverage in the state must permit and apply a pro-rated daily cost-sharing rate to prescriptions dispensed by a network pharmacy for a partial supply if the prescriber or pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the patient and the patient requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing the patient’s medications. No individual or group health insurance policy providing prescription drug coverage shall deny coverage for the dispensing of a medication by a network pharmacy on the basis that the dispensing is for a partial supply if the prescriber or pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the patient and the patient requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing the patient’s medications. The individual or group health plan must allow a pharmacy to override any denial codes indicating that a prescription is being refilled too soon for the purposes of medication synchronization. No individual or group health insurance policy providing prescription drug coverage shall use payment structures incorporating pro-rated dispensing fees. Dispensing fees for partially filled or refilled prescriptions shall be paid in full for each prescription dispensed regardless of any pro-rated copay for the beneficiary or fee paid for alignment services.