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HB 459: Step-therapy Protocols

GENERAL BILL by Willhite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Davis ; Eskamani ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; Morales ; Salzman ; Skidmore ; Tant ; Thompson

Step-therapy Protocols; Revises circumstances under which step-therapy protocols may not be required; requires health insurers & HMOs to publish on their websites & provide to their insureds & subscribers specified information; provides requirements for procedures for requests & appeals of denials of protocol exemptions; provides requirements for authorizations & denials of protocol exemption requests; authorizes health insurers & HMOs to request specified documentation.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-47
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/2/2021 House • Filed
    11/10/2021 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    11/23/2021 House • Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
    12/2/2021 House • Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/20/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    1/24/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/17/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022)
    2/24/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    2/25/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
    • Immediately certified
    2/25/2022 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules -SJ 461
    2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 461
    3/8/2022 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 725
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 730 -SJ 725
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 725
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 725
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 725
    3/8/2022 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    3/28/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
    4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-47

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  • HB 459, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2022 at 12:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 730 Step-therapy Protocols Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 459 (Ch. 2022-47) -SJ 725

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.42393 Step-therapy protocol. Page 2 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 459, Original Filed Version Posted 11/2/2021 at 3:40 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Facilities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2022 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 730 Step-therapy Protocols Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 459 (Ch. 2022-47) -SJ 725

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    317752 - Amendment
    Delete lines 58 - 128 and insert:
    Farmer 3/7/2022
    1:51 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/8/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/25/2022 9:43 AM House 107 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/8/2022 11:57 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.42393 Step-therapy protocol. Page 2 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 4 (pdf)

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