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HR 8270 117th Congress House Health

Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 2022

Introduced: July 1, 2022 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 2022

This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to notify plan holders about the plan's policy concerning advance drug refills in response to a national or public health emergency. Specifically, the plan must notify plan holders in emergency areas whether the plan is waiving time limits on authorized prescription refills and, if so, the process for obtaining an early refill. Plans must issue such notification within five days of an emergency being declared.

Concerning the public health emergency declared in response to COVID-19, a plan must provide initial notification of its waiver policy not later than five days after this bill is enacted.

What's happening now July 1, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8270: Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8270/
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"H.R. 8270: Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8270/.
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H.R. 8270, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8270/.
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