§ 42-66.2-4.1 - Catastrophic illness coverage. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-66.2-4.1

   § 42-66.2-4.1  Catastrophic illnesscoverage. – The state shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the prescription drug costsfor eligible drugs as defined in § 42-66.2-3(5) for any consumer, asdefined in § 42-66.2-3(1), who is eligible to receive pharmaceutical drugcoverage benefits under § 42-66.2-5(a)(1)(i) or (a)(2)(i) and who hasexpended at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) in totalco-payments within a state fiscal year. The initial one thousand five hundreddollars ($1,500) paid by the consumer shall not be reimbursed by the state. Thestate shall make payments under this section only until the end of the fiscalyear.