Kentucky
General Assembly

01/13/14	introduced in Senate
01/15/14	to Banking & Insurance (S)
03/11/14	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/12/14	2nd reading, to Rules
03/13/14	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 14
03/14/14	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute 3rd reading, passed 30-4 with Committee Substitute received in House
03/17/14	to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/24/14	taken from Banking & Insurance (H) 1st reading returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/25/14	taken from Banking & Insurance (H) 2nd reading returned to Banking & Insurance (H) posting waived
03/26/14	posted in committee reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day
03/28/14	3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/31/14	received in Senate

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Health Mandate
Summary	Remove original provisions and require that the Pharmacy Benefit Manager contact the original prescribing physician for approval to cancel a preauthorization; adds an exemption for any scheduled drug from the provisions of this Act.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements Insurance - Health, preauthorization of non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager Health Benefit Mandate - Reauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Insurance, Health - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Pharmacists - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Physicians and Practitioners - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Denton
Summary	Allow the original prescribing physician to request an extension of a preauthorization; require that the Pharmacy Benefit Manager grant the extension.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements Insurance - Health, preauthorization of non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager Health Benefit Mandate - Reauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Insurance, Health - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Pharmacists - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Physicians and Practitioners - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Health Mandate
Summary	Retain original provisions; add and amend KRS 304.17A-535 to require that any exceptions policy for a managed care plan shall include a process for prior approval of a drug to extend the approval for up to 30 days following expiration of the approval if requested by the prescribing provider of the drug; amend KRS 319C.010 to clarify definitions and substitute "analytic" for "analysis" where appropriate; change the name of the board that licenses practitioners of applied behavior analysis to the "Kentucky Behavior Analyst Licensing Board" and change "board" to "licensing board" in the definition list; delete the definition of "supervisee" and define "registered behavior technician" to conform to a new classification established by the national certification board; amend KRS 319C.020 to expand the behavior analysis terms that are protected by licensure; amend KRS 319C.030, 319C.040, 319C.050, 319C.060 and 319C.070 to conform to the definition changes; amend KRS 319C.080 to establish the licensing procedure and requirements for registered behavior technicians; amend KRS 319C.090 to conform to the definition changes; amend KRS 319C.100, 319C.110, 319C.120, 319C.130, and 319C.140 to conform; Sections 1 and 2 effective January 1, 2015; Sections 7 to 13 effective September 15, 2014.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements Insurance - Health, preauthorization of non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager Health Benefit Mandate - Reauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Insurance, Health - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Pharmacists - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Physicians and Practitioners - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Greer
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements Insurance - Health, preauthorization of non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager Health Benefit Mandate - Reauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Insurance, Health - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Pharmacists - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit managers Physicians and Practitioners - Preauthorization, non-formulary drugs, requirements for pharmacy benefit manager