HB0677: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71, relative to prescription drugs.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires a health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization that denies coverage of a prescription drug for the treatment of a medical condition through the use of a step therapy protocol to provide access to a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process for a patient or prescribing practitioner to request a step therapy exception; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.