HI HB 216
died on adjournmentRELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 216 pass?
No. HI HB 216 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 216 about?
Establishes requirements for the clinical review criteria and clinical practical guidelines used to establish step therapy protocols. Provides a process for a patient to request an exception to using step therapy protocols. Establishes insurance coverage requirements relating to the use of step therapy protocols and standards to appeal an adverse step therapy exception determination.
Who sponsors HI HB 216?
TAKAYAMA, KILA, KITAGAWA and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 216, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Establishes requirements for the clinical review criteria and clinical practical guidelines used to establish step therapy protocols. Provides a process for a patient to request an exception to using step therapy protocols. Establishes insurance coverage requirements relating to the use of step therapy protocols and standards to appeal an adverse step therapy exception determination.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- KILAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- MATSUMOTOprimary
- PIERICKprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- Tamcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-21
Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-16
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-15
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB216Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 226
Official source
Attribution
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