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SB 306 would cut prior‑authorization red tape by exempting services approved 90% of the time, sponsors say
Summary
SB 306 would require health plans to stop requiring prior authorization for services or prescriptions that a plan approves at least 90% of the time, with proposed amendments to limit the change to in‑network providers and electronically submitted requests.
The Senate Health Committee heard SB 306, a bill to curb prior‑authorization delays that many physicians and advocates say slow needed care. The bill would require health plans to remove prior authorization and prior notification requirements for any service or prescription that a plan approved more than 90% of the time in the prior calendar year.
Senator Becker, the author, said the measure is intended to free clinicians from administrative tasks that research shows consume clinician time and…
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