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.