SUMMARY

The purpose of this resolve is to allow prompt Medicaid reimbursement for certain drugs in order to aid some of the State's most vulnerable patients, including children, the poor, elderly, sick and disabled who are covered by the Medicaid program. This resolve prohibits the Department of Human Services from requiring prior authorization to provide Medicaid reimbursement for drugs for the treatment of cancer, human immunodeficiency virus, mental illness, asthma, hypertension, diabetes, migraine, epilepsy, arterial lateral sclerosis, arthritis and Alzheimer's disease.