HB 2384 Summary

• Amends 63 O.S. 2011, Section 5030.5 regarding the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board's drug prior authorization program.

• Removes drugs for treatment of HIV/AIDS from prior authorization requirements; Hepatitis C drugs also removed from prior authorization when no generic equivalent is available.

• Establishes procedures for prior authorization expansion including written savings estimates, public comment periods, and a four-meeting approval sequence before implementation.

• Requires prior authorization programs to provide telephone or fax approval/denial within 24 hours and emergency dispensing of 72-hour supply when authorization is unavailable.

• Effective July 1, 2014, with emergency clause allowing immediate enforcement upon passage and approval.