Relates to prescription drug formulary changes during a contract year
Summary
Prohibits health care plans that provide essential benefits under the Affordable Care Act from removing a prescription drug from a formulary or adding new or additional formulary restrictions from a formulary during an enrollment year; requires notice to policy holders of intent to remove a drug from a formulary.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Assembly Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Signed Dec 22, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly May 26, 2021
How they voted
52–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Apr 27, 2021
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican20
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Dec 22, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.780
upper
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NB
Neil Breslin
DDemocratic/Working Families
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