Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session
Relating to: coverage of prescription eye drop refills.
Drugs Insurance — Health Public employee — Group insurance Public employee — Labor union
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires health insurance policies, known in the bill as disability
insurance policies, and self-insured governmental and school district health plans
that cover prescription eye drops to cover refills of prescription eye drops that 1) are
allowed under the prescription; 2) do not exceed the prescribed number of refills; and
3) are requested by the insured or plan participant when 75 percent or more of the
days have elapsed from the later of the original distribution date or the date of the
most recent refill.
This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and
financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.
Sponsors
Votes
Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Passed 5–0 Feb 22, 2018 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Feb 6, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Roth, Feyen, Carpenter and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Skowronski, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Fields, Kolste, Pope, Spreitzer and Subeck
- Feb 6, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues
- Feb 7, 2018 · Senate
Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes
- Feb 8, 2018 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 21, 2018 · Senate
- Feb 22, 2018 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 22, 2018 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1