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.
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• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 725 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for SB 730 -SJ 725 • Read 2nd time -SJ 725 • Read 3rd time -SJ 725 • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS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 |
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| 4/6/2022 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 4/8/2022 |
• Chapter No. 2022-47 |
