Relating to prior authorization for medication-assisted treatment under the Medicaid program. Effective 7-1-19

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2019
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   Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
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   Done: House committeeMarch 12, 2019
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 2019
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   Done: Senate committeeApril 4, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 11, 201949–0
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2019
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 1, 2019

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the department of human services to adopt administrative rules to require that under both Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care administration, at least one form of medication-assisted treatment in specified categories shall be available to Medicaid members without prior authorization. For the purpose of the bill, “medication-assisted treatment” means the medically monitored use of certain substance use disorder medications in combination with treatment services.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

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