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AB-1288 Health care coverage: Medication-assisted treatment.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 1342.75 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

1342.75.
 Notwithstanding any other law, a health care service plan shall not subject any of the following to prior authorization or step therapy:
(a) A naloxone product or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(b) A buprenorphine product, methadone, or long-acting injectable naltrexone for detoxification or maintenance treatment of a substance use disorder.

SEC. 2.

 Section 10123.1934 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:

10123.1934.
 Notwithstanding any other law, a health insurer shall not subject any of the following to prior authorization or step therapy:
(a) A naloxone product or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(b) A buprenorphine product, methadone, or long-acting injectable naltrexone for detoxification or maintenance treatment of a substance use disorder.
SEC. 3.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.