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Committee hears department request to remove prior‑auth requirement for children on five or more psychotropic drugs
Summary
Senate Bill 2076 would remove a statutory requirement that Medicaid prior‑authorize psychotropic medications for children taking five or more concurrent psychotropic prescriptions and would add limited language to address discriminatory supplemental rebate offers to protect state rebate revenue. Medicaid officials told the House Human Services
Bridal Joyce, pharmacy and clinical services director for Medicaid: The House Human Services Committee heard Senate Bill 2076, which the Department of Health and Human Services brought forward for two purposes: first, to remove the statutory requirement that Medicaid prior‑authorize psychotropic medications for children on five or more concurrent psychotropic prescriptions; and second, to add situational authority so the department can avoid discriminatory supplemental rebate offers that would reduce North Dakota’s rebate revenue.
Why it matters: The 2019 law required prior authorization for children on five or more psychotropics, and initial legislative…
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