Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 1218

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Description: Medicaid; division not required to "fail first" on preferred drugs before authorizing asthma attack treatments.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/17 (H) Referred To Medicaid
2		02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2005
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Medicaid

Principal Author: Coleman (65th)

Code Section: A 043-0013-0117

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID FROM REQUIRING BENEFICIARIES TO "FAIL FIRST" ON ANY DRUG ON THE PREFERRED DRUG LIST BEFORE PROVIDING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TO TREAT ASTHMA ATTACKS OR OTHER RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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