Alaska SB133 regulates prior authorizations for medical care and prescription drugs by health care insurers, including requirements for transparency.

The Alaska SB133 bill mandates that health care insurers establish a process for prior authorization requests for medical care and prescription drugs. Insurers must ensure that peer reviewers have relevant clinical expertise and provide covered persons and their providers with the qualifications of reviewers issuing adverse decisions. Insurers must also make their prior authorization standards available on their websites and through any portals they offer.

Alaska SB133 regulates prior authorizations for medical care and prescription drugs by health care insurers, including requirements for transparency.

The Alaska SB133 bill mandates that health care insurers establish a process for prior authorization requests for medical care and prescription drugs. Insurers must ensure that peer reviewers have relevant clinical expertise and provide covered persons and their providers with the qualifications of reviewers issuing adverse decisions. Insurers must also make their prior authorization standards available on their websites and through any portals they offer.