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IN HB1146

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/5/2017

Primary Sponsor

Karlee Macer

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drugs to covered prescribed drugs under Indiana Medicaid when prescribed for substance abuse treatment.

  • Prohibits the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning from requiring prior authorization for long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drugs prescribed for substance abuse.

  • Permits prior authorization only for addictive medications used as medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.

  • Ensures Medicaid recipients have unrestricted access to long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drugs without prior authorization requirements.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/5/2017

Full Bill Text

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