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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB18-1148

Stage Four Advanced Metastatic Cancer Step Therapy

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance

Concerning the prohibition against a carrier requiring step therapy for covered persons with stage four advanced metastatic cancer.

Bill Summary:

Health insurance - step-therapy prohibition - stage four cancer. The act prohibits a carrier that issues a health benefit plan that covers treatment for stage four advanced metastatic cancer from requiring a cancer patient to undergo step therapy prior to receiving a drug approved by the United States food and drug administration if use of the approved drug is consistent with best practices for treatment of the cancer and as long as the drug is on the carrier's prescription drug formulary.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Representative

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Senator Larry Crowder

Senator

Larry Crowder

Committees

House

Public Health Care & Human Services

Senate

Health & Human Services

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/09/2018 Signed Act PDF
04/04/2018 Final Act PDF
03/29/2018 Rerevised PDF
03/28/2018 Revised PDF
02/26/2018 Reengrossed PDF
02/23/2018 Engrossed PDF
01/31/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/21/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/28/2018 FN2 PDF
02/16/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 18-1148 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1148, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/29/2018 Third Reading BILL
29
AYE
6
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/26/2018 Third Reading BILL
57
AYE
6
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
04/09/2018 Governor Governor Signed
04/04/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/04/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/04/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/29/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/28/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/23/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/21/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/05/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
02/26/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/23/2018 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/20/2018 House House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/31/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
01/01/2019 109 Stage Four Advanced Metastatic Cancer Step Therapy PDF

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