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LD459 • 2025

An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care Provider Services

An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care Provider Services

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Sponsor
Senator Glenn Curry
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care Provider Services

An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care Provider Services Sponsor: Senator Glenn Curry Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care Provider Services Sponsor: Senator Glenn Curry Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-02-05 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

  6. House

    None

Official Summary Text

An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care Provider Services
Sponsor:
Senator Glenn Curry
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 459
S.P. 192 In Senate, February 11, 2025
An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care
Provider Services
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CURRY of Waldo.

Page 1 - 132LR1944(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to regulate the use of prior authorization for health care provider
6 services.
4