Legislation - SB0515

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

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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	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.

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