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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 485

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Relating to: prior authorization of specially formulated nutritional supplements and replacements. (FE)

Administrative rules Health services department of — Health Medical assistance Medical education Nutrition

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill removes the requirement under the administrative code that a

provider receive prior authorization from the Department of Health Services to

provide and receive reimbursement for medically necessary, specially formulated

supplements and replacement products administered by feeding tube or by injection,

infusion, or implantation into the body under the Medical Assistance program. The

Medical Assistance program is a joint federal and state program that provides health

services to individuals with limited financial resources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , James (R) , Rozar (R) , Summerfield (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Cabrera (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Subeck (D) , Testin (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 18, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 18, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, James, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Rozar and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin and Kooyenga

  2. Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

  4. Oct 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules

  10. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor

  11. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  12. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  13. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  14. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1