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2018 SESSION
SB 574 Step therapy protocols; health benefits, disclosure of information.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Step therapy protocols. Requires health benefit plans that restrict the use of any prescription drug through the use of a step therapy protocol to have in place a clear, convenient, and expeditious process for a prescribing medical provider to request an override of such restrictions for a patient. A step therapy protocol is a protocol or program that (i) establishes the specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are medically appropriate for a particular covered person and are covered by a health benefit plan or that (ii) conditions coverage of a prescription medication on a patient's first trying an alternative medication without success. The measure requires the granting of a step therapy protocol override if any of certain conditions are satisfied.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102150D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/06/18 Senate: Continued to 2019 in Finance (16-Y 0-N)