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

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Co-sponsors: 33 Democrats, 13 Republicans, 2 Independents.

Where it stands

• IntroducedMar 2, 2023
• Passed the Senate—
• Passed the House—
• Sent to the President—
• Became law—

Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Mar 2, 2023)

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Committees

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

More

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