BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 374 (Nazarian) - Health care coverage: prescription drugs ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: July 16, 2015 |Policy Vote: HEALTH 7 - 2 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015 Bill Summary: AB 374 would create a process for prescribers to request an override of a health plan or health insurer's step therapy requirement. Fiscal Impact: Minor costs to the Department of Insurance and the Department of Managed Health Care to revise the existing prior authorization form to allow it to be used for step therapy override requests. Author Amendments: Revise the requirements of the bill, to allow a step therapy override request to be made using the standardized AB 374 (Nazarian) Page 1 of ? prior authorization form. -- END --