SB1672

AHCCCS; antipsychotic drugs; authorization

Chamber Passed·3/11/26

Arizona SB1672 amends the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to regulate coverage of prescription antipsychotic drugs for adults with.

Arizona SB1672 amends the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to regulate coverage of prescription antipsychotic drugs for adults with serious mental illness. The bill prohibits the administration from imposing prior authorization requirements or other processes that condition, delay, or deny the delivery of prescription antipsychotic drugs, except for a step therapy protocol. The administration may require members to show a failure to successfully respond to not more than two distinct prescription antipsychotic drugs.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 9–3 · Mar 11
Current
Appropriations Committee
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
1
R
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

9 Yea

DRDDRRRDR

3 Nay

RRD

Calendar

Mar 23

9:00 AM

House Health & Human Services

Mar 2

1:00 PM

Senate Rules

History

Mar 23

House

House HHS Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (9-3-0-0-0-0)

Mar 17

House

House read second time

Mar 16

House

Introduced in House and read first time