00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 318                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to a health insurance uniform prescription drug information card; and                                  
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 21.54 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read:                                    
05            Sec. 21.54.180.  Uniform prescription drug information card.  (a)  A health                              
06       care insurer that issues or reissues a card for prescription drug claims processing shall                         
07       include uniform prescription drug information on the card as required in this section.                            
08       The director shall by regulation specify the information to be contained on a uniform                             
09       prescription drug information card and shall require, at a minimum, that a uniform                                
10       prescription drug information card contain                                                                        
11                 (1)  the health care insurer's business identification number;                                          
12                 (2)  the covered individual's identification number;                                                    
13                 (3)  the telephone number of the pharmacy benefits manager, if                                          
14       different from the health care insurer;                                                                           
01                 (4)  the processor control number, if required for adjudication;                                        
02                 (5)  the group number, if required for adjudication;                                                    
03                 (6)  the person code, if required for adjudication.                                                     
04            (b)  A uniform prescription drug information card must                                                       
05                 (1)  contain in a clear, readable, and understandable manner all                                        
06       information necessary for prescription drug claims submission; and                                                
07                 (2)  be formatted and arranged in a manner required by the health care                                  
08       insurer for processing claims.                                                                                    
09            (c)  This section does not apply to a health care insurer providing prescription                             
10       drug coverage under an excepted benefits policy.                                                                  
11            (d)  In this section,                                                                                        
12                 (1)  "device" has the meaning given in AS 08.80.480;                                                    
13                 (2)  "excepted benefits" has the meaning given in AS 21.54.160;                                         
14                 (3)  "prescription drug" has the meaning given in AS 08.80.480 and                                      
15       includes a device.                                                                                                
16    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2003.