House Sponsors: CROTTY-MOFFITT-MCCARTHY-LANG-BRADLEY, GARRETT, HOFFMAN, SCULLY, BROSNAHAN, FOWLER, FRANKS, HOLBROOK, FLOWERS, HARRIS, DAVIS,MONIQUE, MCKEON, DAVIS,STEVE, MAUTINO, GIGLIO, LOPEZ, GILES, CURRY,JULIE, O'BRIEN, GASH, CAPPARELLI, OSTERMAN, SHARP, HOWARD, ACEVEDO, LYONS,JOSEPH, MCGUIRE AND BOLAND. Short description: CIRCUIT BREAKER-DRUG ELIGIBLTY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall develop a procedure for the coverage of brand name drugs if, at the discretion of the physician, a brand name drug is the only appropriate alternative. Provides that after an individual beneficiary receives $2,500 (now, $800) in pharmaceutical assistance benefits during a State fiscal year, that beneficiary shall also be charged 20% of the cost of each prescription for which payments are made by the program during the remainder of the fiscal year. Provides that, for the 2000 grant year and thereafter, to be eligible for the pharmaceutical assistance program a household must have a maximum income of less than $20,000 for a one-person household and less than $25,000 for a 2-person or more household (now, less than $16,000 for all households). Provides that nothing in the application process for pharmaceutical assistance shall delay the processing of an application for an identification card upon the applicant's change in income. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status