SB832

SB832 regulates insurer prior authorization processes in Hawaii to align with Medicare standards, aiming to reduce delays and administrative burdens.

SB832 mandates that insurers in Hawaii align their prior authorization processes with Medicare's guidelines, aiming to reduce delays and administrative burdens. The bill requires urgent prior authorization requests to be decided within 24 hours and non-urgent requests within three days. Insurers must base their decisions on nationally recognized evidence-based medical guidelines and Medicare's standards of medical necessity.