Medicaid Prior Authorization Prohibition

The bill prohibits the department of health care policy and financing from requiring prior authorization for an antipsychotic prescription drug used to treat a mental health disorder or mental health condition. an adult to be prescribed an antipsychotic prescription drug that is included on the preferred drug list and used to treat a mental health disorder or mental health condition if certain requirements are met. The bill appropriates $1,380,663 to department of health care policy and financing. This appropriation consists of $1,123,301 from the general fund and $257,362 from the healthcare affordability and sustainability fee cash fund. The department may use this appropriation for medical and long-term care services for medicaid-eligible individuals.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)