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Committee passes SB 348 to restrict denials based on prior‑authorization timing for Medicaid claims
INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE · March 7, 2023
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Summary
SB 348 clarifies that, in specified circumstances, denials for lack of prior authorization are not allowed when the department previously authorized the item or agreed to respond within 60 days. DHS was not able to provide a fiscal analysis; committee voted the bill do‑pass.
Sen. Johnson presented SB 348 as a cleanup to prior‑authorization denial language for Medicaid claims. He told the committee the bill prevents a denial based solely on lack of…
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