2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0459: Step-therapy Protocols

Legislative Summary

Revises circumstances under which step-therapy protocols may not be required; requires health insurers & HMOs to publish on their websites & provide to their insureds & subscribers specified information; provides requirements for procedures for requests & appeals of denials of protocol exemptions; provides requirements for authorizations & denials of protocol exemption requests; authorizes health insurers & HMOs to request specified documentation.

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Bill History

11/2/2021
Filed
House of Representatives
11/10/2021
Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
11/10/2021
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
11/10/2021
Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
11/23/2021
Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
12/2/2021
Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
12/2/2021
Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
12/2/2021
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
1/20/2022
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
2/17/2022
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022)
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
2/25/2022
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
2/25/2022
Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
2/25/2022
Immediately certified
House of Representatives
2/25/2022
In Messages
Senate
2/25/2022
Referred to Rules
Senate
2/28/2022
Received
Senate
3/8/2022
Withdrawn from Rules
Senate
3/8/2022
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/8/2022
Substituted for SB 730
Senate
3/8/2022
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/8/2022
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/8/2022
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
Senate
3/8/2022
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Ordered enrolled
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022
Approved by Governor
4/8/2022
Chapter No. 2022-47

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #317752

3/7/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#7
3/8/2022
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#622
2/25/2022
107
Yea
0
Nay
12
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health & Human Services Committee
1/24/2022
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
12/2/2021
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/8/2022114.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text11/2/2021112.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/8/2022321.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/28/2022321.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/24/2022227.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/23/2022227.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter12/2/2021227.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter11/30/2021228.0 KB