§ 42-66.2-4.1 — § 42-66.2-4.1. Catastrophic illness coverage.

Rhode Island § 42-66.2-4.1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 42: State Affairs and Government
• Ch. 42-66.2: Pharmaceutical Assistance to Elderly Persons Act

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§ 42-66.2-4.1. Catastrophic illness coverage.

The state shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the prescription drug costs for eligible drugs as defined in § 42-66.2-3(5) for any consumer, as defined in § 42-66.2-3(1), who is eligible to receive pharmaceutical drug coverage benefits under § 42-66.2-5(a)(1)(i) or (a)(2)(i) and who has expended at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) in total copayments within a state fiscal year. The initial one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) paid by the consumer shall not be reimbursed by the state. The state shall make payments under this section only until the end of the fiscal year.

Legislative History

P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 26, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 23.