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Legislative Year: 2023 Change

Title	Medicaid Preauthorization Exemption
Status	Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations (02/09/2023)
Bill Subjects	Human Services
House Sponsors	J. Amabile (D)
Senate Sponsors	R. Fields (D) R. Rodriguez (D)
House Committee
Senate Committee	Health and Human Services
Date Introduced	01/10/2023
Summary	Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The bill prohibits the department of health care policy and financing from imposing prior authorization, step therapy, and fail first requirements for medicaid coverage of a prescription drug, as indicated on federally approved labels, to treat serious mental health disorders.
Committee Reports with Amendments	February 09, 2023: Senate Health & Human Services Committee Report February 09, 2023: Senate Health & Human Services Committee Report
Full Text	Full Text of Bill (pdf) (most recent)
Fiscal Notes	Fiscal Notes (05/15/2023) (most recent)
Additional Bill Documents	Bill Documents Including: Past bill versions Past fiscal notes Committee activity and documents Bill History
Lobbyists	Lobbyists
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Votes	House and Senate Votes
Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party