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CS/HB 559: Prescription Drug Utilization Management

GENERAL BILL by Health Market Reform Subcommittee ; Massullo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Duran ; Geller ; Toledo

Prescription Drug Utilization Management; Requires health insurers & pharmacy benefit managers to offer online prior authorization process; prohibits health insurers & health maintenance organizations from requiring insureds & subscribers to repeat step therapy protocols; provides that new health insurers & health maintenance organizations may impose prior authorization requirement for continued coverage.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Appropriations Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2019 House • Filed
    2/6/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 66
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 66
    3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 3:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
    3/19/2019 House • CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 480
    3/21/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 474
    3/22/2019 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 488
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138)

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  • CS/HB 559, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/21/2019 at 11:57 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 271 Prescribed Drug Services and Audits Santiago, Plasencia Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 843 (er) Health Care Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 6/26/2019 Chapter No. 2019-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7 (Ch. 2019-105) Track This Bill
    S 906 Prescribed Drug Services and Audits Wright Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Banking and Insurance Track This Bill
    S 7078 (c1) Health Care Health Policy Compare Last Action: 4/26/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138), CS/HB 7 (Ch. 2019-105) -SJ 561 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.42392 Prior authorization. Page 1 (pdf)
    627.42393 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 559, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2019 at 8:41 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Market Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2019 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    918345 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Massullo 3/18/2019
    3:31 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/19/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.42393 Page 1 (pdf)

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