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Committee approves bill to bar preauthorization for mental‑health crisis services
2840960 · March 18, 2025
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Representatives told senators House Bill 1275 will require parity by prohibiting insurers from requiring preauthorization for mental‑health crisis care; committee approved the bill by voice vote.
Rep. Frank Kavanaugh, sponsor of House Bill 1275, told the Senate committee the measure would stop insurers from requiring preauthorization when a person presents in a mental‑health crisis. He said the change is a parity issue and compared mental‑health crisis care to emergency…
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