HB 1958-1_ Filed 02/14/2001, 13:56
Adopted 2/14/2001


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COMMITTEE REPORT


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12

                                                        NO:
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MR. SPEAKER:
    Your Committee on       Public Health     , to which was referred       House Bill 1958     , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

SOURCE: Page 4, line 18; (01)AM195802.4. -->     Page 4, line 18, delete "shall" and insert " may".
    Page 4, line 18, after "IC 4-22-2" insert " that are necessary".
    Page 4, line 20, delete "The rules adopted under this subsection".
    Page 4, line 21, delete "must require that prescription" insert " Prescription".
    Page 4, line 22, after "technology" insert " must".
    Page 4, line 22, after "meet" insert " either of".
    Page 4, line 30, delete "required by the commissioner." and insert " necessary for the proper adjudication of claims.".
    Page 4, between lines 30 and 31, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " (d) An insurer may not be required to issue a prescription drug information card or other technology to a person more than one (1) time during a twelve (12) month period.".
    Page 4, line 31, delete "(d)" and insert " (e)".
    Page 5, line 1, delete "shall" and insert " may".
    Page 5, line 3, delete ". The rules adopted under this subsection" and insert " that".
    Page 5, line 4, delete "must".
    Page 5, line 4, delete "that".
    Page 5, line 5, after "meet" insert " either of".
    Page 5, line 13, delete "required by the commissioner." and insert " necessary for the proper adjudication of claims.".
    Page 5, between lines 13 and 14, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " (d) A health maintenance organization may not be required to issue a prescription drug information card or other technology to a person more than one (1) time during a twelve (12) month period.".
    Page 5, line 14, delete "(d)" and insert " (e)".
    Page 5, line 22, delete "until April" and insert " for a contract issued or renewed before July".
    Page 5, line 23, delete "April" and insert " July".
    (Reference is to HB 1958 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

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Representative Brown C


AM195802/DI 77    2001