Insurance; preauthorization for abuse-deterrent opioids.
Summary
Requires any health carrier offering a health benefit plan that covers prescription drugs and applies a formulary to such coverage to offer in its formulary at least two classes of abuse-deterrent opioids as a tier 1 option that does not require the prescribing provider to utilize a preauthorization process.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2017
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Committee
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Jan 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102495D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
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