Multiple States Easing Formulary Restrictions On Antipsychotics
Nevada can now be added to the growing list of states that have enacted legislation to exempt antipsychotics from step therapy (ST) and prior authorization (PA) protocols. The legislation (Nevada Senate Bill 167) prohibits private insurers, voluntary purchasing groups, insurance plans, and Medicaid from imposing a ST protocol for a drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration or that scientific evidence establishes may be used to treat a psychiatric condition if:
A practitioner who meets certain criteria prescribed …