HB 1154 – Colorado

Status: Inactive / Dead
Year Introduced: 2019
Link: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1154

Patient Choice Of Pharmacy: Concerning the ability of a person eligible for prescription drug benefits to choose the pharmacy at which to fill a prescription drug order. The bill prohibits a carrier that offers or issues a health benefit plan that covers pharmaceutical services, including prescription drug coverage, or a pharmacy benefit management firm managing those benefits for a carrier, from: Limiting or restricting a covered person’s ability to select a pharmacy or pharmacist if certain conditions are met; Imposing a copayment, fee, or other cost-sharing requirement for selecting a pharmacy of the covered person’s choosing; Imposing other conditions on a covered person, pharmacist, or pharmacy that limit or restrict a covered person’s ability to use a pharmacy of the covered person’s choosing; or Denying a pharmacy or pharmacist the right to participate in any of its pharmacy network contracts in this state or as a contracting provider in this state if the pharmacy or pharmacist has a valid license in Colorado and the pharmacy or pharmacist agrees to specified conditions


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