SB 650: Health Insurer Authorization
GENERAL BILL by Mayfield
Health Insurer Authorization; Redefining the term “health insurer” and defining the term “urgent care situation”; providing that prior authorization forms may not require certain information; requiring health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers on behalf of health insurers to provide, by specified means, certain information relating to prior authorization; requiring health insurers to publish on their websites and provide to insureds in writing a procedure for insureds and health care providers to request protocol exceptions, etc.
Effective Date: 1/1/2020
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Health Policy (HP)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2/1/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
2/15/2019 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 80 |
3/5/2019 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 79 |
5/3/2019 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Banking and Insurance |