SB 434 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
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\t01/04
SENATE BILL\t434
AN ACT\trelative to prior authorizations for prescription medicine.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE:\tCommerce
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill provides that an approved prior authorization for prescription medicine, excluding opioids and other drugs which have less than a year regimen shall be valid for 12 months.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2900
\t01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to prior authorizations for prescription medicine.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Section; Prior Authorization for Prescription Medicine. Amend RSA 415-A by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
\t415-A:7 Prior Authorization for Certain Prescription Medicine. An approved prior authorization for a prescription medication, excluding opioids or other drugs which have less than a year regimen shall be valid for 12 months. This section shall also apply to Medicaid managed care under RSA 420-J.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.