Safe Step Act

What it does

Safe Step Act This bill requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer.  A request for such an exception to the protocol must be granted if (1) an otherwise required treatment has been ineffective, (2) such…

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

Sponsor

Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH). Co-sponsors: 154 Democrats, 81 Republicans.

Where it stands

• IntroducedApr 13, 2023
• Passed the House—
• Passed the Senate—
• Sent to the President—
• Became law—

Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (Apr 13, 2023)

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Committees

• Education and Workforce Committee

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