Legislation

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and 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, and health maintenance organizations from requiring more than a certain number of prior authorizations for a prescription for different dosages of the same prescription drug; etc.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0515

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2023 Legislative Date 2/08/2023 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2023 Legislative Date 2/13/2023 Action Hearing 3/02 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 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/17/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/10/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {593123/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/10/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/31/2023 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/23/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/25/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2023	2/08/2023	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions
House	2/13/2023	2/13/2023	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/17/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/17/2023	3/10/2023	Favorable with Amendments {593123/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/10/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions
House	3/20/2023	3/13/2023	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/13/2023	Referred Finance	50 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2023	3/31/2023	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/31/2023	3/21/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2023	3/23/2023	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2023	3/25/2023	Returned Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365
			Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions

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