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SB 528: Health Insurance Prior Authorization

GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Health Insurance Prior Authorization; Prohibiting health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage for certain cancer treatment drugs; specifying requirements for, and restrictions on, health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers relating to prior authorization information, requirements, restrictions, and changes; requiring health insurers to provide and disclose procedures for insureds to request exceptions to step-therapy protocols; prohibiting health maintenance organizations from imposing an additional prior authorization requirement with respect to certain surgical or invasive procedures or certain items, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2022
 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. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/2021 Senate • Filed
1/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 72
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 72
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance