Mo. Code Regs. tit. 13 § 70-20.250

Current through Register Vol. 49, No.12, June 17, 2024

Section 13 CSR 70-20.250 - Prior Authorization of New Drug Entities or New Drug Dosage Form

PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to shift these responsibilities to the MO HealthNet Drug Utilization Review Board. This will streamline the New Drug and Prior Authorization process. The Drug Prior Authorization Committee was established by a state regulation.

(1) New drug entities, and new drug product dosage forms of existing drug entities, that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and are available on the market, shall comply with prior authorization requirements imposed by the division, in compliance with federal law.

(2) Prior authorization restrictions shall continue on new drug entities and new drug product dosage forms of existing drugs until reviewed by the division and the division eliminates the restriction or makes a final determination to require restriction. The division shall consider known cost and use data, medical and clinical criteria, and prudent utilization of state funds in the review. Interested parties may present clinical data to the division.

(3) The review referenced in section (2) shall occur within thirty (30) business days after the division receives notice through pricing updates of the availability of the drug entity on the market. Upon completion of the review, the division shall make the drug available for use by all MO HealthNet participants or refer the new drug or new drug dosage form to the MO HealthNet Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board with a recommendation for continued prior authorization. Staff recommendations regarding continued prior authorization of a new drug or new drug dosage form shall be made in writing to the DUR Board. A copy shall be available to the public prior to the DUR Board meeting in which the continued prior authorization is to be discussed.

(4) The DUR Board shall consider any recommendations related to continued prior authorization of a new drug or new drug dosage form at the next scheduled DUR Board meeting. The division and the DUR Board may actively seek comments about the proposed restrictions. The DUR Board shall include five (5) minutes for any interested parties who have notified the division in advance of the scheduled meeting to comment about such proposed restrictions.

(5) If the DUR Board finds that use and cost data, pharmacoeconomic information, along with medical and clinical implications of restriction, are documented and restriction is warranted, the DUR Board shall hold a public hearing regarding the continued restriction and make a recommendation to the division. Such recommendation shall be provided to the division, in writing, prior to the division making a final determination. The division shall provide notice of the final determination through the Department of Social Services, MO HealthNet Division website at dss.state.mo.gov/mhd, provider bulletins, and updates to the provider manual.

(6) If, after the hearing referenced in section (5) above, prior authorization of the new drug or new drug dosage form is required, the prior authorization requirement shall be reviewed at least once every twelve (12) months by the DUR Board.

13 CSR 70-20.250

AUTHORITY: sections 208.153 and 208.201, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Emergency rule filed May 22, 2002, effective June 1, 2002, expired Nov. 27, 2002. Original rule filed June 3, 2002, effective Nov. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Sept. 16, 2013, effective March 30, 2014.

Amended by Missouri Register June 1, 2021/Volume 46, Number 11, effective 7/31/2021

*Original authority: 208.153, RSMo 1967, amended 1967, 1973, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2012 and 208.201, RSMo 1987, amended 2007.