Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1237 amends the Insurance Code to require health benefit plans that provide pharmacy benefits, and administrators of such plans, to issue an identification card to each covered individual. The act requires the commissioner of insurance to adopt standard information to be included on the card, which at a minimum must include the name or logo of an entity administering pharmacy benefits, the international identification number assigned by the American National Standards Institute for the entity administering the pharmacy benefits, the group number applicable to the individual, the expiration date of coverage, a telephone number to call for information about the pharmacy benefits provided, and copayment information for generic and brand-name prescription drugs. The act requires identification cards to be provided not later than the 30th day after coverage is established. The act requires all information that identifies a patient to be kept confidential and prohibits its disclosure to third parties unless otherwise authorized by law or by the patient.