Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid; division not required to "fail first" on preferred drugs before authorizing asthma attack treatments.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Medicaid | |
2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
Disposition | Dead | |
Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
Revenue | No | |
Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
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.
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