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Introduced Version House Concurrent Resolution 131 History

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 131

(By Delegates Ellington, Arvon, Atkinson, Bates, Criss, Dean, Fleischauer, Hill, Hollen, Householder, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Queen, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Summers and White)

[Introduced April 7, 2017]

 

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the possibilities of introducing legislation aimed at reforming Preauthorization procedures.

Whereas, Physicians and their staff must spend an ample amount of time each day completing prior authorization requests instead of seeing patients; and

Whereas, Some physicians have even reported that they have had to hire staff for the sole purpose of completing prior authorization requests; and

Whereas, A weekly per-physician average of 37 prior-authorization requirements consume an average of 16 hours of practice time, according to a December 2016 survey of 1,000 practicing physicians; and

Whereas, Other states, including ones bordering West Virginia have begun to enact laws that require insurance companies to respond to prior authorization requests in a timely manner; and

Whereas, At least sixteen other states have implemented a common electronic prior authorization form in an effort to create a uniform form that is familiar to all medical professionals and insurance providers, and to expedite the present lengthy process of receiving a response from insurance companies; and

Whereas, Loosening prior authorization protocols will enable sufferers of opioid addiction to obtain medication to treat their problem in a quicker fashion; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is requested to study the possibilities of introducing legislation aimed at reforming Preauthorization procedures; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2018, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study and to prepare and draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.

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