HB 459: Step-therapy Protocols
GENERAL BILL by Willhite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Davis ; Eskamani ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; Morales ; Salzman ; Skidmore ; Tant ; Thompson
Step-therapy Protocols; Revises circumstances under which step-therapy protocols may not be required; requires health insurers & HMOs to publish on their websites & provide to their insureds & subscribers specified information; provides requirements for procedures for requests & appeals of denials of protocol exemptions; provides requirements for authorizations & denials of protocol exemption requests; authorizes health insurers & HMOs to request specified documentation.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/2/2021 House • Filed
11/10/2021 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
11/23/2021 House • Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
12/2/2021 House • Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/20/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
1/24/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/17/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022)
2/24/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/25/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/25/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules -SJ 461
2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 461
3/8/2022 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 725
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 730 -SJ 725
• Read 2nd time -SJ 725
• Read 3rd time -SJ 725
• Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 725
3/8/2022 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
3/28/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-47
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HB 459, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2022 at 12:39 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 730 Step-therapy Protocols Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 459 (Ch. 2022-47) -SJ 725 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.42393 Step-therapy protocol. Page 2 (pdf) 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 4 (pdf) -
HB 459, Original Filed Version Posted 11/2/2021 at 3:40 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Finance and Facilities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2022 (pdf)
Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2022 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 730 Step-therapy Protocols Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 459 (Ch. 2022-47) -SJ 725
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 317752 - Amendment
Delete lines 58 - 128 and insert:Farmer 3/7/2022
1:51 PMSenate: Withdrawn
3/8/2022Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 2/25/2022 9:43 AM House 107 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/8/2022 11:57 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.42393 Step-therapy protocol. Page 2 (pdf) 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 4 (pdf)