5380-S AMH CODY H2942.1
SSB 5380 - H AMD TO APP COMM AMD (H-2881.1/19) 687
By Representative Cody
ADOPTED 04/16/2019
On page 41, after line 27, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 36. A new section is added to chapter 41.05 RCW to read as follows:
A health plan offered to employees, school employees, and their covered dependents under this chapter issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2020, shall provide coverage without prior authorization of at least one federal food and drug administration approved product for the treatment of opioid use disorder in the drug classes opioid agonists, opioid antagonists, and opioid partial agonists.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 37. A new section is added to chapter 48.43 RCW to read as follows:
For health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2020, a health carrier shall provide coverage without prior authorization of at least one federal food and drug administration approved product for the treatment of opioid use disorder in the drug classes opioid agonists, opioid antagonists, and opioid partial agonists.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 38. A new section is added to chapter 74.09 RCW to read as follows:
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 of at least one federal food and drug administration approved product for the treatment of opioid use disorder in the drug classes opioid agonists, opioid antagonists, and opioid partial agonists."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.
EFFECT: Requires Medicaid and all state regulated plans to provide coverage without prior authorization of at least one federal food and drug administration approved product for the treatment of opioid use disorder in the drug classes opioid agonists, opioid antagonists, and opioid partial agonists.
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