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Committee advances bill allowing insurers to include non‑opioid drugs on state preferred drug list; sponsor says option, not requirement
Summary
The Calendar and Rules Committee placed House Bill 0037 on Monday’s regular calendar after sponsor Rep. Davis said the bill would allow — but not require — insurers to include non‑opioid prescriptions on the state preferred drug list for state employees. Representative Clemons expressed concern about granting insurers unilateral authority.
The Calendar and Rules Committee advanced House Bill 0037 to Monday’s regular calendar after a brief explanation from the bill’s sponsor and a question from a committee member.
Representative Davis, sponsor of House Bill 0037, told the committee, “What this bill does is it allows for any of those non opioid prescriptions to be included on that PDL list. It's not a require it's not that they're required that they have to choose that. It gives them the option to make sure that the patients are aware of it, that the…
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