HB 1413 - Insurance coverage; therapeutically equivalent drugs; provide
Sponsored By
- (1) Stephens,Ron 164th
- (2) Maxwell,Howard 17th
- (3) Parrish,Butch 156th
- (4) Parham,Bobby 141st
- (5) Carter,Earl 159th
- (6) Graves,David 137th
Committees
- HC:Ins
- SC:
Current Status
02/22/06 - House Second ReadersFirst Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for insurance coverage of therapeutically equivalent drugs under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for enforcement by the Commissioner of Insurance; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prescription drugs, so as to eliminate redundant language relating to the practice of medicine; to provide for the dispensing of therapeutically equivalent drugs by a pharmacist to a patient for purposes of formulary compliance if approved by the ordering practitioner; to provide for notice to the ordering practitioner of the substitution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 02/21/2006 | House First Readers |
| 02/22/2006 | House Second Readers |