SB 422 (2016) -  Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids

General Bill by Benacquisto
Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids: Providing that a health insurance policy that covers abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products may impose a prior authorization requirement for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product only if the insurer imposes the same requirement for each opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim; prohibiting such health insurance policy from requiring use of an opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim before authorizing the use of an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/HB 363 By Insurance & Banking Subcommittee and Nuñez
Effective Date: 01/01/2017
Last Event: 03/25/16 Chapter No. 2016-112 on Friday, March 25, 2016 3:11 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 11/02/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 12/01/15 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/18/16 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 15   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 363 Subject: Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/18/2016 5:56:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/16/2016 2:38:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 12/2/2015 8:46:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 11/30/2015 12:46:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 11/2/2015 4:20:24 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 10/29/2015 12:59:22 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/24/2016 04:59 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 11] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/07/2016 10:25 AM   Yeas: 108 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 756] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2016-112 Time: 03/25/2016 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/25/2016 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 1437 Time: 03/11/2016 - 9:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 772 Time: 03/07/2016 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/07/2016 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 Time: 03/07/2016 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/07/2016 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Substituted for CS/HB 363 Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2016 - 10:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2016) Time: 03/02/2016 - 6:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/02/2016 - 5:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/24/2016 - 7:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 494 Time: 02/24/2016 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 489 Time: 02/24/2016 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 488 Time: 02/24/2016 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/23/2016 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 457 Time: 02/23/2016 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (137132) -SJ 456 Time: 02/23/2016 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 456 Time: 02/23/2016 - 12:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16 Time: 02/19/2016 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 434 Time: 02/19/2016 - 8:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 434 Time: 02/18/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/15/2016 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 33 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 124 Time: 12/02/2015 - 9:41 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 124 Time: 12/01/2015 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/01/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 11/23/2015 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Health Policy -SJ 126 Time: 11/02/2015 - 4:29 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 126 Time: 11/02/2015 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 11/02/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 10/26/2015 - 11:17 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 33 Time: 10/09/2015 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/02/2015 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.64194 CS/CS/CS/HB 221, CS/HB 363, CS/CS/CS/SB 1442