SB 142-INSURANCE FOR ANTI-CANCER MEDICATION                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:33:34 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO  announced  the   consideration  of  SB  142.  She                                                              
relayed that  this is the second  hearing and public  testimony is                                                              
closed.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:34:14 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GIESSEL   moved  to  adopt   the  work   draft  committee                                                              
substitute (CS)  for SB 142,  labeled 29-LS1133\W, as  the working                                                              
document.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO  found no  objection and version  W was  before the                                                              
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:34:38 PM                                                                                                                    
WESTON  EILER, Staff,  Senate  Labor  and Commerce  Committee  and                                                              
Senator Mia  Costello, explained  that the  CS for  SB 142  adds a                                                              
new subsection  (c) on page  2, lines 4-6,  that says  "Nothing in                                                              
this  subsection  prohibits  a health  care  insurance  plan  from                                                              
requiring  different cost-sharing  rates for  in-network and  out-                                                              
of-network providers  or pharmacies." The sponsor  brought this up                                                              
as a conceptual  amendment at the  last hearing at  the suggestion                                                              
of the Division of Insurance.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:35:23 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL moved to report the CS for SB 142, labeled 29-                                                                  
LS1133\W,  from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and                                                              
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR STEVENS joined the committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:35:35 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO announced  that without  objection, CSSB  142(L&C)                                                              
is  reported   from  the  Senate   Labor  and  Commerce   Standing                                                              
Committee.