SENATE BILL NO. 133                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  relating to  prior authorization  requests for                                                                    
     medical  care   covered  by  a  health   care  insurer;                                                                    
     relating   to   a   prior   authorization   application                                                                    
     programming interface; relating to step therapy; and                                                                       
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:06:46 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR   JESSE   BJORKMAN,    SPONSOR,   reintroduced   the                                                                    
legislation. The bill addressed  prior authorization for the                                                                    
process  of  medical  care  that was  covered  by  a  health                                                                    
insurer. The  bill was a  result of  a way to  rationalize a                                                                    
system by which health  insurance approved patient care. The                                                                    
goal was  to establish clear  timelines, in order  to reduce                                                                    
the amount of time.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman  MOVED to  REPORT SB  133 out  of committee                                                                    
with  individual recommendations  and attached  fiscal note.                                                                    
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SB 133  was REPORTED  out of committee  with four  "do pass"                                                                    
recommendations,  two  "no  recommendations", and  with  one                                                                    
previously published zero fiscal note: FN 1(CED).                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVENED