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IN HB1146
Bill
Status
1/5/2017
Primary Sponsor
Karlee Macer
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AI Summary
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Adds long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drugs to covered prescribed drugs under Indiana Medicaid when prescribed for substance abuse treatment.
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Prohibits the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning from requiring prior authorization for long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drugs prescribed for substance abuse.
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Permits prior authorization only for addictive medications used as medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.
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Ensures Medicaid recipients have unrestricted access to long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drugs without prior authorization requirements.
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Effective date: July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Nonaddictive substance abuse drugs and Medicaid. Specifies that long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drugs are included within prescribed drugs as a Medicaid service and the office of Medicaid policy and planning may not require prior authorization for the drug.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/5/2017