Texas § 549.0259 APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS.

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§ 549.0259 — APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS.

Texas § 549.0259

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 549.0259 (2026).

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Sec. 549.0259. APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS. The commission shall ensure that a prescription drug prescribed before implementation of a prior authorization requirement for that drug for a recipient or enrollee under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, or for an individual who becomes eligible under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, is not subject to any prior authorization requirement under this subchapter until the earlier of:

(1)the date the recipient or enrollee exhausts all the prescription, including any authorized refills; or

(2)the expiration of a

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Sec. 549.0259. APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS. The commission shall ensure that a prescription drug prescribed before implementation of a prior authorization requirement for that drug for a recipient or enrollee under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, or for an individual who becomes eligible under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, is not subject to any prior authorization requirement under this subchapter until the earlier of:
(1) the date the recipient or enrollee exhausts all the prescription, including any authorized refills; or
(2) the expiration of a period the commission prescribes.