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Senate adopts amendments clarifying disclosures and electronic prior-authorization requirements
Summary
Senate amendment 50 60 (conforming) and amendment 50 67 (clarifying) were adopted; amendment 50 67 addresses safety of peer-reviewer information, processing timelines and mandates electronic prior-authorization submission beginning 07/01/2027.
Two floor amendments were adopted during consideration of the substituted House File 2635. Senator Warmie explained the first, Senate amendment 50 60, as a conforming amendment tied to House File 2635; the amendment was moved and adopted by voice vote.
Senate amendment 50 67 was described by Warmie as a clarifying amendment that "addresses safety concerns raised on the dissemination of personal information of a qualified or clinical peer reviewer," adds provisions on costs and timely processing of prior-authorization requests, and "requires all prior auths to be submitted electronically starting 07/01/2027." Warmie moved adoption and the amendment was adopted by voice vote. The amendment also permits providers to opt in to electronic notices and determinations of audits by commercial carriers, according to the sponsor's floor explanation.
The amendments were adopted without recorded opposition on the floor. No separate roll-call on the amendments was recorded beyond the chair's voice-vote declaration of adoption.
