SB1559sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 3/2/2023

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1559

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1559 by replacing line 2 on page 2 through line 24 on page 6 with the following:

"Section 10. Insulin discount program.

(a) The Department shall offer a discount program that allows participants to purchase insulin at a discounted, post-rebate price.

(b) The discount program shall:

(1) provide a participant with a card or electronic document that identifies the participant as eligible for the discount;

(2) provide a participant with information about pharmacies that will honor the discount;

(3) allow a participant to purchase insulin at a discounted, post-rebate price; and

(4) provide a participant with instructions to pursue a reimbursement of the purchase price from the participant's health insurer.

(c) The discount program shall charge a price for insulin that allows the program to retain only enough of any rebate for the insulin to make the State risk pool whole for providing discounted insulin to participants."; and

on page 8, lines 13 and 14, by replacing "upon becoming law" with "January 1, 2025".