MD HB1423 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-04 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-04 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations from applying a prior authorization requirement, step therapy protocol, or fail-first protocol for drugs to treat certain mental illnesses or a medication-induced movement disorder associated with the treatment of a serious mental illness.
Title
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-04 | House | Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-09 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Same As/Similar To
SB990 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-06 - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Drugs
Health
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Managed Care Organizations
Medical Assistance
Medical Conditions
Medical Testing and Diagnosis
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Public Health
Sunset
Health
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Managed Care Organizations
Medical Assistance
Medical Conditions
Medical Testing and Diagnosis
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Public Health
Sunset
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 15 | 102.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 15 | 155 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 142 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 851.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
