Relating to prior authorization for medication-assisted treatment under the Medicaid program

Sponsored by the Senate Human Resources Committee

Topics:Health care Medicaid

Same legislation: HSB 200, SSB 1231, HF 623

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Where it is now

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

HF 623 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 623, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 623 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The Department of Human Services must change its rules so that people on Medicaid can get certain medications for substance use disorders more easily. These specific treatments would no longer require special permission from the state before a person can receive them. This change applies to both standard Medicaid and managed care programs.¹

Read the official explanation

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.

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Lobbying

23 for · 0 against · 32 undecided · Who →

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Study bill

HSB 200Cleared committee SSB 1231Didn’t advance

88th General Assembly

HF 623Became lawHouse companion SF 565Didn’t advanceSenate companion