What changed in HF 623
The bill as introduced, compared with the version both chambers passed (88th General Assembly).
It passed exactly as introduced.
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Section 1. MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT —— MEDICAID —— PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.
6 unchanged passages
1. The department of human services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to require that under both Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care administration, at least one form of medication-assisted treatment approved by the United States food and drug administration for treatment of substance use disorder, in each of the following categories, is available to Medicaid members without prior authorization:
a. Methadone.
b. Buprenorphine.
c. Naloxone.
d. Buprenorphine and naloxone combination.
e. Naltrexone.
2. For the purpose of this section, “medication-assisted treatment” means the medically monitored use of certain substance use disorder medications in combination with treatment services.