The Texas Department of Insurance is looking for people to serve on the committee that advises the insurance commissioner on development of a standard prior authorization form for prescription drug benefits.
Specifically, the committee advises the commissioner on the technical, operational, and practical aspects of developing the single, standard prior authorization form required under Texas Insurance Code Section 1369.254 for requesting prior authorization of prescription drug benefits.
In accord with Section 1369.255 of the code, the advisory committee must be composed of an equal number of members from the following groups of stakeholders:
1. physicians;
2. other prescribing health care providers;
3. consumers experienced with prior authorizations;
4. hospitals;
5. pharmacists;
6. specialty pharmacies;
7. pharmacy benefit managers;
8. specialty drug distributors;
9. health benefit plan issuers for the Texas Health Insurance Pool;
10. health benefit plan issuers; and
11. health benefit plan networks of provider.
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Steven A. Meyerowitz
Steven A. Meyerowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate, is the founder and president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. He may be contacted at [email protected].