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Committee adopts narrow amendment to House Bill 1255 to avoid DME pharmacy delays
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 1255 that removes the phrase "processes and paperwork" to avoid applying pharmacy prior-authorization language to durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers and to speed patient access to supplies.
Senator Brianne Davis presented an amendment to House Bill 1255 and the committee approved the change by voice vote.
The amendment strikes the words “processes and paperwork” from language in the bill. Senator Brianne Davis said the change is intended to avoid creating delays for patients who obtain supplies…
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