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. 2021 May;27(5):10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.5.554. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.5.554

TABLE 1.

Summary of State Parity Laws

State Date effective Cost share less thana Deductible includedb Max OOPc High deductibled State Date effective Cost share less thana Deductible includedb Max OOPc High deductibled
AL No parity law implemented MT No parity law implemented
AK 01/01/16 NE 10/01/12
AZ 01/01/16 NV 01/01/15 $100/Rx
AR 01/01/18 NH 01/01/17 $200/Rx
CA 01/01/15 $250/30 days NJ 07/16/12
CO 01/01/11 NM 06/17/11
CT 01/01/11 NY 01/01/12
DE 01/01/13 NC No parity law implemented
FL 07/01/14 ND 08/01/15
GA 01/01/15 $200/Rx OH 01/01/15 $100/Rx
HI 01/01/10 OK 11/01/13 $100/Rx
ID No parity law implemented OR 01/01/08
IL 01/01/12 PA 01/01/16
IN 01/01/10 RI 01/01/14
IA 07/01/09 SC No parity law implemented
KS 04/01/10 SD 01/01/16
KY 01/01/15 $100/30 days TN No parity law implemented
LA 01/01/13 $100/Rx TX 09/01/11
ME 01/01/15 UT 10/01/13 $300/Rx
MD 10/01/12 VT 04/01/10
MA 01/01/13 VA 07/01/12
MI No parity law implemented WA 01/01/12
MN 05/14/10 WV 01/01/16
MS 07/01/15 WI 01/01/15 $100/30 days
MO 01/01/15 $75/30 days WY 07/01/15

Notes: ✓ = included in state parity legislation. Sources for each state’s parity laws are available in Supplementary Tables 2 and 3 (565.6KB, pdf) (available in online article).

aCost share less than = copayment or coinsurance for orally administered anticancer medications must be equal to or less than parenteral anticancer medications.

bDeductible included = deductible included in definition of cost sharing.

cMax OOP = state parity legislation includes a maximum OOP for orally administered anticancer medications.

dHigh deductible = state parity legislation requires patients to meet their deductibles before parity legislation applies.

OOP = out-of-pocket; Rx = prescription.