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.
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Health Policy (HP)
- 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
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SB 528, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/11/2021 at 1:29 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (8)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 851 Retroactive Denial of Health Care Claims Valdés Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee H 1001 (c1) Step-therapy Protocols Finance and Facilities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died on Second Reading Calendar H 1021 Drug Coverage for the Treatment of Cancer Tant Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee H 1439 Prior Authorization for Prescription Drugs and Medical Services Skidmore Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee S 1290 Step-therapy Protocols Hooper Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Banking and Insurance S 1388 Payment of Health Insurance Claims Harrell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Banking and Insurance S 1392 Health Insurance Coverage for Cancer Treatment Harrell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Banking and Insurance S 1846 Health Insurance Prior Authorization Polsky Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Banking and Insurance Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.4239 Coverage for use of drugs in treatment of cancer. Page 3 (pdf) 627.42392 Prior authorization. Page 6 (pdf) 627.42393 Step-therapy protocol. Page 9 (pdf) 627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 14 (pdf) 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 14 (pdf) 641.3155 Prompt payment of claims. Page 19 (pdf) 641.3156 Treatment authorization; payment of claims. Page 19 (pdf)