HB 633 (2022) -  Insurance Coverages for Drugs and Medical Procedures and Treatments

General Bill by Tant (CO-SPONSORS) Joseph
Insurance Coverages for Drugs and Medical Procedures and Treatments: Prohibits health insurers & HMOs from requiring, before providing prescription drug coverage for treatment of stage 4 metastatic cancer & associated conditions, that treatment have failed with different drug; prohibits insurers & HMOs from excluding coverage for certain drugs on certain grounds; prohibits insurers & HMOs from requiring home infusion for certain cancer treatment drugs or that certain cancer treatment drugs be sent to certain entities for home infusion unless certain condition is met; specifies requirement for prior authorization form; specifies requirements for, & restrictions on, health insurers & pharmacy benefits managers relating to prior authorization information, requirements, restrictions, & changes; specifies timeframes in which prior authorization requests must be authorized or denied & patient & patient's provider must be notified.
Effective Date: January 1, 2023
Last Event: Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:03 PM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 564 Subject: Health Insurance Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/11/2022 - 9:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Time: 12/06/2021 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 12/06/2021 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 12/06/2021 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Time: 12/06/2021 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/17/2021 - 9:55 AM Member: Tant Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.4239 SB 564
627.42392 SB 564