Legislation

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception to a step therapy or fail-first protocol; prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and pharmacy benefits managers from requiring more than a certain number of prior authorizations for a prescription for difference dosages of the same prescription drug; etc.

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Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

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Cross-filed with: HB0785

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2023 Legislative Date 2/03/2023 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2023 Legislative Date 2/03/2023 Action Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/20/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {123128/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Referred Health and Government Operations Proceedings 50AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/22/2023 Legislative Date 3/22/2023 Action Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/31/2023 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/20/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/25/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/24/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/03/2023	2/03/2023	First Reading Finance
Senate	2/03/2023	2/03/2023	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/20/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/20/2023	3/11/2023	Favorable with Amendments {123128/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/11/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions
Senate	3/20/2023	3/13/2023	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/21/2023	3/13/2023	Referred Health and Government Operations	50AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/22/2023	3/22/2023	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2023	3/31/2023	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/31/2023	3/20/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2023	3/25/2023	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2023	3/24/2023	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364
			Text - Chapter - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions

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