SB 25-301
signedRemove Authorization Requirement Adjust Chronic Prescription
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedSenate Bill 25-301, which has been signed into law, allows doctors in Colorado to change the dosage or frequency of long-term medications for their patients without needing approval from insurance companies first. This means that healthcare providers can make adjustments more quickly and easily to better suit a patient's needs. The bill affects anyone who takes chronic maintenance drugs and is covered by health insurance in Colorado. Since it has been signed, the law is now in effect and changing how prescriptions are managed for these patients.
Official Summary
The act allows a health-care provider to, under certain circumstances, adjust the dose or frequency of a chronic maintenance drug without needing prior authorization from an insurance carrier. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- Senate
- First action
- 2025-05-29
- Latest action
- 2025-04-21
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- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Sponsors
- Katie Wallace (primary) · Democratic
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (primary) · Republican
- Sheila Lieder (primary) · Democratic
- Dusty Johnson (primary) · Republican
- James Coleman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lisa Cutter (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Julie Gonzales (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Nick Hinrichsen (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Iman Jodeh (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Cathy Kipp (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Chris Kolker (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Janice Marchman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Dylan Roberts (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Robert Rodriguez (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Tom Sullivan (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mike Weissman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Carlos Barron (cosponsor) · Republican
- Mary Bradfield (cosponsor) · Republican
- Chad Clifford (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lori Garcia Sander (cosponsor) · Republican
- Junie Joseph (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Manny Rutinel (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Katie Stewart (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Rick Taggart (cosponsor) · Republican
- Brianna Titone (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jenny Willford (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Judy Amabile (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Matt Ball (cosponsor) · Democratic
- John Carson (cosponsor) · Republican
- Marc Catlin (cosponsor) · Republican
- Lisa Frizell (cosponsor) · Republican
- Larry Liston (cosponsor) · Republican
- Byron Pelton (cosponsor) · Republican
- Rod Pelton (cosponsor) · Republican
- Marc Snyder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jennifer Bacon (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Andy Boesenecker (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Brown (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Monica Duran (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Eliza Hamrick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mandy Lindsay (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Meghan Lukens (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Javier Mabrey (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Julie McCluskie (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Karen McCormick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Amy Paschal (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Naquetta Ricks (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Emily Sirota (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lesley Smith (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Tammy Story (cosponsor) · Democratic