Bill Text: VA SB592 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Preferred Drug List/Common Core Formulary; approval of a nonpreferred drug.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-08 - Continued to 2025 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) [SB592 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-SB592-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 592 Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 10, 2024 A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to eliminate the requirement that a patient try and fail a drug from the Preferred Drug List/Common Core Formulary before approval of a nonpreferred drug in certain circumstances. ---------- Patron-- Salim ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall eliminate the requirement that a patient try and fail a drug from the Preferred Drug List/Common Core Formulary in the six months immediately prior to requesting approval of a nonpreferred drug when such patient has previously tried the drug from the Preferred Drug List/Common Core Formulary and experienced harmful side effects.