5693-S.E AMH CALD BUNC 260

  

ESSB 5693 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2871.1/22) 1195

By Representative Caldier

ADOPTED 02/26/2022

On page 248, line 19, increase the General FundState Appropriation for fiscal year 2023 by $3,735,000

On page 248, line 21, increase the General FundFederal Appropriation by $17,810,000

On page 249, line 4, correct the total.

On page 283, after line 35, insert the following:

"(101)(a) $3,735,000 of the general fundstate appropriation for fiscal year 2023 and $17,810,000 of the general fundfederal appropriation are provided solely for the authority to provide coverage for all federal food and drug administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization beginning January 1, 2023.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2023, upon initiation or renewal of a contract with the authority to administer a medicaid managed care plan, a managed health care system shall provide coverage without prior authorization for all federal food and drug administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs."

EFFECT:   Requires the Health Care Authority to cover all Food and Drug Administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization for Apple Health.

FISCAL IMPACT:

 Increases General Fund - State by $3,735,000.

 Increases General Fund - Federal by $17,810,000.

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