100-day prescription drug supplies under SeniorCare and amending an administrative rule related to 100-day prescription drug supplies permitted under SeniorCare. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill allows SeniorCare participants to purchase, per a prescription order by the prescribing health care provider, 100-day supplies of prescription drugs authorized under administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Health Services and otherwise covered through the SeniorCare program, at the rates provided under the program. The bill requires DHS to apply for any waiver or amendment to a waiver of federal Medicaid laws necessary to permit DHS to implement the provisions of the bill.

The SeniorCare program provides assistance to the elderly in the purchase of prescription drugs. Under current law, to be eligible for SeniorCare, a person must be a resident of the state, be at least 65 years of age, not be a recipient of prescription drug coverage through Medical Assistance, have a household income that does not exceed 240 percent of the federal poverty line, and pay a program enrollment fee.

Who's behind it

10 senators are its authors⁠. All 10 are Republicans.

33 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DHS