Texas § GV.549.0259 - APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS
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§ GV.549.0259. APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS
APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS. The commission shall ensure that a prescription drug prescribed before implementation of a prior authorization requirement for that drug for a recipient or enrollee under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, or for an individual who becomes eligible under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, is not subject to any prior authorization requirement under this subchapter until the earlier of: (1) the date the recipient or enrollee exhausts all the prescription, including any authorized refills; or (2) the expiration of a period the commission prescribes. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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