HB 459 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

Step-therapy Protocols

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 6, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · House Feb 25, 2022

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Mar 8, 2022

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican23

23 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 25, 2022

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Dec 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Dec 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

Dec 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

Nov 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Nov 10, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

Nov 10, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Nov 10, 2021

Committee

Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors