Section 431:10A-140 - Formulary; accessibility requirements(a) Each insurer offering or renewing an individual or group accident and health or sickness insurance policy on or after January 1, 2017, shall provide the following information via a public website and through a toll-free number that is posted on the insurer's website: (1) Its formulary; provided that notice of any changes due to the addition of a new drug or deletion of any existing drug shall be made available no later than seventy-two hours after the effective date of the change; provided further that notice of other changes, including drug strength or form, shall be made available within fourteen calendar days of the effective date of the change;(2) Provide a system that allows an insured or potential insured to determine whether prescription drugs are covered under the plan's medical benefits and typically administered by a provider, along with any cost-sharing imposed on such drugs;(3) Indicate a dollar amount range of cost-sharing typically paid by an insured of each specific drug included on the formulary based on the information the insurer has available, as follows: (B) Over $100 to $250: $$;(C) Over $250 to $500: $$$;(D) Over $500 to $1,000: $$$$; and(E) Over $1,000: $$$$$; and(4) Display standardized content for the formulary for each product offered by the plan pursuant to recommendations made by the formulary accessibility working group established pursuant to Act 197, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015.(b) For the purposes of this section, "formulary" means the complete list of drugs preferred for use and eligible for coverage under a policy, including drugs covered under the policy's pharmacy benefit and medical benefit as defined by the health care service plans.(c) This section shall not apply to limited benefit health insurance as provided in section 431:10A-607; provided further that this section shall not apply to medicare, medicaid, or other federally financed plans.Added by L 2015, c 197,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.