HB 808 — Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Prohibiting the Maryland Medical Assistance Program from applying a prior authorization requirement in certain circumstances to and from applying a step therapy or fail-first protocol for a prescription drug used to treat an adult enrollee's diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or a medication-induced movement disorder associated with the treatment of serious mental illness.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.
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- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
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| — | → | House health | — | md-leg |
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By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg