PRINTER'S NO.  1770

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1317

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, WHEATLEY, BARRAR, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, R. BROWN, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, GEIST, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, MURT, MUSTIO, PICKETT, QUINN, REICHLEY, SWANGER AND WAGNER, MAY 5, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAY 5, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An

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act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public

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welfare laws of the Commonwealth," providing for electronic

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prior approval for Medicaid.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known

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as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a section to

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read:

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Section 450.  Electronic Prior Approval Process.--The Medical

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Assistance Fee for Service Program shall have an electronic

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prior approval process in place 60 days after the effective date

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of this section for use by physicians to secure approval of all

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preferred and nonpreferred drugs. Nonpreferred drugs prescribed

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by Pennsylvania licensed physicians specializing in the field of

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psychiatry shall be exempt from prior authorization

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requirements. The department shall draft guidelines to update

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lists and processes on a regular basis in order to best meet the

 


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needs of the citizens of this Commonwealth.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 180 days.

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