Bill Text: NY S07384 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of health to develop a standard prior prescription drug authorization form for managed care providers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-20 - SUBSTITUTED BY A10248B [S07384 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07384-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7384--A
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      May 2, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --
         reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
         on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to directing the
         commissioner of health to develop a standard prior  prescription  drug
         authorization request form for managed care providers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 364-j of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 26 to read as follows:
    3    26. THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL DEVELOP A STANDARD PRIOR AUTHORI-
    4  ZATION  REQUEST FORM OR FORMS TO BE UTILIZED BY ALL MANAGED CARE PROVID-
    5  ERS FOR PURPOSES OF SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR A UTILIZATION REVIEW DETER-
    6  MINATION FOR COVERAGE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS  UNDER  THIS  TITLE.
    7  THE  MANAGED  CARE  PROVIDER SHALL MAKE THE STANDARD PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
    8  REQUEST FORM OR FORMS AVAILABLE TO, AND SHALL ACCEPT IT  OR  THEM  FROM,
    9  PRESCRIBING PROVIDERS IN PAPER AND ELECTRONIC FORM.
   10    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
   11  the amendment to section 364-j of  the  social  services  law,  made  by
   12  section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
   13  shall be deemed repealed therewith.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15724-03-2