HB 2226 Summary

• Requires health benefit plans to use standardized prior authorization forms for prescription drug benefits, effective January 1, 2014, with forms limited to three pages excluding instructions.

• Permits health benefit plans to customize prior authorization form content specific to individual drugs and make forms accessible through multiple computer operating systems.

• Mandates that Plan B One-Step (the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive) and its generic equivalents require a prescription for women under age 17.

• Allows pharmacists to dispense Plan B One-Step and generic equivalents to women age 17 and older without a prescription.