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SB 1846: Health Insurance Prior Authorization

GENERAL BILL by Polsky

Health Insurance Prior Authorization; Requiring health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to establish an online electronic prior authorization process by a certain date; requiring all prior authorization requests to health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to be made using such online electronic prior authorization process by a certain date; deleting provisions requiring prior authorization forms to be approved by the Financial Services Commission under certain circumstances; specifying requirements for, and restrictions on, health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers relating to prior authorization information, requirements, restrictions, and changes; prohibiting health insurers and health maintenance organizations, respectively, from imposing an additional prior authorization requirement with respect to certain surgical or invasive procedures or certain items, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 206
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 206
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance

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  • SB 1846, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2021 at 1:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1439 Prior Authorization for Prescription Drugs and Medical Services Skidmore Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 528 Health Insurance Prior Authorization Harrell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Banking and Insurance Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.42392 Prior authorization. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 5 (pdf)
    641.3156 Treatment authorization; payment of claims. Page 5 (pdf)

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