Concerning Prior Authorizations for Prescription Drugs

Last updated: Mar 21, 2021

Details about this bill
Category: Pharmacy Related
Status: Defeated
Sponsor: Representative Heidi Brooks, House 61
Session: 130
Bill #: LD 617

Position:

Monitoring.

UPDATE: The Committee is going with LD 523 on this issue.

Summary:

Representative Brooks of Lewiston would require carriers to provide by January 1, 2023 at least one electronic tool to facilitate the availability of certain prescription drug benefit information in real time at the point of prescribing and when submitting prior authorization requests for prescription drugs. (See also LD 523)