On December 28, 2022, Gov. Hochul signed into law Assembly Bill No. 7469, which amends the insurance law to require policies and contracts that provide prescription drug coverage to include coverage of an immediate additional 30-day supply of a prescription drug during a state disaster emergency.
Specifically, the amendment requires that every policy delivered or issued for delivery in the state that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include a process that allows an insured, the insured's designee, or the insured's prescribing healthcare provider to immediately obtain an additional 30-day supply of any current prescription of the insured, at the same level of coverage as a normal refill upon the declaration of a state disaster emergency. However, the amendment shall not apply to certain prescription drugs, including schedule II and schedule III-controlled substances, designated by the health commissioner.
Employers that sponsor insured plans that provide prescription drug coverage should be aware of this amendment. The amendment is effective immediately, and applies to all policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended after enactment.
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