HB17-1186: Health Coverage Prescription Contraceptives Supply

The bill requires individual and group sickness and accident policies, contracts, or plans that are required under current law to provide contraception coverage to reimburse participating providers or in-network dispensing entities for: • Dispensing prescription contraceptives in a 3-month supply for the first dispensing to the insured person and for a 12-month supply for subsequent dispensings of the same prescription contraceptive to the insured person; or • Dispensing to the insured person a prescribed vaginal contraceptive ring intended to last for 3 months. Prescription contraceptive is defined as a medically acceptable oral drug or contraceptive patch that is used to prevent pregnancy and that requires a prescription.

2017

• Governor Signed (06/05/2017)
• Sent to the Governor (05/02/2017)
• Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (04/17/2017)
• Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (04/05/2017)
• Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (03/23/2017)
• Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (03/23/2017)
• House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (03/21/2017)
• House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (03/09/2017)
• Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment (02/14/2017)