Health insurance; authorization of drug prescribed by psychiatrist.
Summary
Health insurance; authorization of drug prescribedby psychiatrist. Requires that any provider contract betweena carrier and a participating health care provider with prescriptiveauthority, or its contracting agent, provide that no prior authorizationis required for any drug prescribed by a psychiatrist, if (i) thedrug is a covered benefit, (ii) the prescription does not exceedthe FDA-labeled dosages, and (iii) the drug is prescribed consistentwith the regulations of the Board of Medicine.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 1, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendments (15-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 1, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 1, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103588D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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