Insurance; Prior Authorizations [HB-144]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
An Act relating to prior authorization requests for medical care covered by a health care insurer; relating to a prior authorization application programming interface; relating to step therapy; and providing for an effective date.
HB-144: Insurance; Prior Authorizations
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Prax
Cosponsor(s): Himschoot on 04/28/2025
Pharmacy Benefits Manager;3rd Party Admin [HB-149]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
An Act relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to third-party administrators; and providing for an effective date.
HB-6118: Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Diaz
Committee Recommends Passage Of Sub A on 06/16/2025
You have voted HB-6118: Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries..
HB-6117: Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Diaz
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/10/2025
You have voted HB-6117: Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations..
Reallocating portion of fire insurance and casualty premium tax to Municipal Pensions Security Fund in certain circumstances [SB-878]
[Insurance ]
[Pensions ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Finance ]
The purpose of this bill is to reallocate ten basis points of the one percent premium tax on fire insurance and casualty policies from the Teachers Retirement System to the Municipal Pensions Security Fund, and to decrease the amount of time in which a municipal policeman's or firefighter's pension and relief fund may be in noncompliance with the Municipal Pensions Oversight Board's investment requirements before it may be forced to invest with the state Investment Management Board.
SB-878: Reallocating portion of fire insurance and casualty premium tax to Municipal Pensions Security Fund in certain circumstances
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Oliverio
Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/26/2025
Relating to regulation of pharmacy benefit managers [SB-852]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide an exemption as to when a pharmacy benefit manager may not reimburse a pharmacy or pharmacist for a prescription drug or pharmacy service for an amount less than the nation average if certain requirements occur and clarify the amount of payment an insured pays at the point of sale and when the cash payment is considered payment in full.
SB-852: Relating to regulation of pharmacy benefit managers
Sponsored by: Sen. Tamejiro Takubo
Filed For Introduction on 03/20/2025
SJR-45: Pharmacy benefits manager; directing LSA director to retain national consultant to study and report on effects of pharmacy benefits manager practices in the State of Alabama
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Butler
Enacted on 04/14/2025
You have voted SJR-45: Pharmacy benefits manager; directing LSA director to retain national consultant to study and report on effects of pharmacy benefits manager practices in the State of Alabama.
Funding for Motor Vehicle Collision Prevention [HB-1303]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Concerning the creation of an enterprise in the department of transportation to provide funding for transportation system enhancements that lower automobile insurance costs by reducing the number of collisions that involve a motor vehicle.
HB-1303: Funding for Motor Vehicle Collision Prevention
Sponsored by: Sen. Faith Winter
Senate Committee On Finance Postpone Indefinitely on 04/29/2025