SB2081 amends Tennessee laws to eliminate step therapy requirements for cancer treatments.
SB2081 modifies Tennessee Code Annotated to remove step therapy protocols for cancer treatments. This change affects health benefit plans, allowing them to cover approved prescription drugs for cancer patients without requiring prior use of other treatments. The bill also removes specific references to stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer and metastatic blood cancer from the relevant sections. The amendments apply to policies or agreements entered into, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2027.
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