AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
Summary
Prohibits prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the prescription of a nonpreferred medication on their drug formulary used to assess or treat an enrollee's bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizotypal.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Last action May 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
May 28, 2024
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 29, 2024
Committee
05/29/2024 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
05/28/2024 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 21, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
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