PREREQUISITE TO IMPLEMENTING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DRUGS.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 549.0255.
in effectUntil the commission completes a study evaluating the impact of a prior authorization requirement on recipients of certain drugs, the executive commissioner shall delay requiring prior authorization for drugs that are used to treat patients with illnesses that:
(1) are life-threatening;
(2) are chronic; and
(3) require complex medical management strategies.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
