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2013-04-05 House Journal

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2013-04-05                     House Journal                      Page 0919
HB 125                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 125                                                                                                          
    "An Act prohibiting a health care insurer from denying coverage                                                             
    for an additional limited quantity of prescription topical eye                                                              
    medication under certain circumstances."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                  Journal Page                                                         
                                                                                                                                
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) 3DP 1NR                                             833                                                        
 FN1: ZERO(ADM)                                                      833                                                        
 FN2: ZERO(CED)                                                      833                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 125(L&C)                                                                                              
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Holmes:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 8:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "to treat a chronic condition"                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 9, following "medication":                                                                                         
    Insert "to treat a chronic condition"                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

2013-04-05                     House Journal                      Page 0920
Page 2, line 1:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "and"                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 3, following "dispensed":                                                                                          
    Insert ";                                                                                                                   
             (4)  if the prescriber has indicated the number of refills                                                         
    needed; and                                                                                                                 
             (5)  the prescription topical eye medication being refilled                                                        
    is covered under the covered person's policy"                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 5:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "a 30-day"                                                                                                           
    Insert "the approved dosage"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Holmes moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB
125(L&C) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                             
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(L&C) am was read the third time.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 125(L&C) am pass the House?"                                                                   
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(L&C) am                                                                                                                
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige,                                                                  
Foster, Gara, Gattis, Herron, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson,                                                                
Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                
Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, T.Wilson                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Guttenberg, Hawker, Olson, P.Wilson                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Gruenberg, Higgins                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

2013-04-05                     House Journal                      Page 0921
And so, CSHB 125(L&C) am passed the House.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kerttula later gave notice of reconsideration of the vote                                                        
on CSHB 125(L&C) am and reconsideration was taken up then.