HB 459 (2022) -  Step-therapy Protocols

General Bill by Willhite (CO-SPONSORS) 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: July 1, 2022
Last Event: Chapter No. 2022-47 on Friday, April 8, 2022 10:54 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 730 Subject: Step-therapy Protocols Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 4/8/2022 12:40:31 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/28/2022 4:14:59 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 1/24/2022 4:49:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 1/23/2022 2:06:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee 12/2/2021 11:56:20 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee 11/30/2021 2:31:47 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/25/2022 09:43 AM   Yeas: 107 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 622] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/08/2022 11:57 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 7] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2022-47 Time: 04/08/2022 - 10:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 04/06/2022 - 7:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/28/2022 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 03/08/2022 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/08/2022 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 725 Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 725 Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 725 Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted for SB 730 -SJ 725 Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 725 Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 461 Time: 02/28/2022 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules -SJ 461 Time: 02/25/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/25/2022 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/25/2022 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Immediately certified Time: 02/25/2022 - 9:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0 Time: 02/25/2022 - 9:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/25/2022 - 9:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/24/2022 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/24/2022 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/24/2022 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022) Time: 02/17/2022 - 9:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 01/24/2022 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 01/24/2022 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/24/2022 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/24/2022 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda Time: 01/20/2022 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/11/2022 - 9:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 12/02/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Time: 12/02/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Time: 12/02/2021 - 11:49 AM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda Time: 11/23/2021 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Time: 11/10/2021 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 11/10/2021 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Time: 11/10/2021 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/02/2021 - 3:40 PM Member: Willhite Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.42393 SB 730
641.31 CS/HB 79, CS/SB 498, SB 678, SB 726, SB 730, HB 1063, HB 1087, SB 1100, SB 1480