HB 1199 requires health insurance companies and utilization review organizations to track and annually report data on their prior authorization decisions to South Dakota's Division of Insurance, including how many requests they approved or denied and how quickly they made decisions. The Division of Insurance must then publish these reports publicly online within 60 days so patients and the public can see how insurance companies handle prior authorization requests for medical care.
The bill was rewritten to impose annual reporting requirements on utilization review organizations and health carriers regarding prior authorization approval and denial rates and timing.
The bill section numbers were corrected from 26.648.17 to 26.648.18, and formatting was standardized from engrossed to enrolled version without substantive policy changes.
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Signed by the Governor H.J. 579
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 534
Signed by the President S.J. 486
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 444
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 23
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 23
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 340
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1. H.J. 367
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Hoghoused
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 177
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Health and Human Services — Do Pass
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Health and Human Services — Do Pass Amended