SB 70: Step-therapy Protocols
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
Step-therapy Protocols; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to approve drug products for Medicaid recipients for the treatment of serious mental illness without step-therapy prior authorization under certain circumstances; directing the agency to include rate impacts resulting from the act in certain rates that become effective on a specified date, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2026
Last Action: 10/6/2025 Senate - Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 10/6/2025 Senate - Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/23/2025 Senate • Filed
10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
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SB 70, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/23/2025 at 3:07 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 409.901 Definitions; ss. 409.901-409.920. Page 1 (pdf) 409.910 Responsibility for payments on behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons when other parties are liable. Page 14 (pdf) 409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 2 (pdf)