Excluding pharmaceutical medication from prior authorization gold card process
SB 833 removes prescription drugs from West Virginia's "gold card" prior authorization process. This means health care providers will no longer need to submit prior authorization requests for medications through this specific system. The change affects patients seeking prescription drugs and providers who prescribe them, streamlining access to medications without delaying care. The bill was signed into law by the governor on April 25, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Signed Aug 8, 2025
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What changed between versions
Committee Substitute
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Enrolled Committee Substitute
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3 edits
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Apr 25, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized and enacted into law, changing its status from a committee draft to an official enrolled act. The text was cleaned up to remove internal committee notes and formatting artifacts, while retaining the core policy regarding prior authorization rules for healthcare providers.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged as it continues to regulate prior authorization processes for health insurers and maintenance organizations in West Virginia.
TIMELINE
The bill's effective date was updated to reflect that it is now in effect immediately upon passage on April 11, 2025, rather than being a draft version.
TECHNICAL
Removed internal legislative markers, committee report dates, and draft labels to produce the final official version of the law.
Corrected minor formatting inconsistencies in the text, such as extra spaces and inconsistent punctuation in the requirements for prior authorization forms.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 29, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 25, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 523)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 235)
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
To Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Chapman
RRepublican
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