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SDCL § 58-17H-53 Step therapy protocols
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A health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization shall consider available recognized evidence-based and peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines when establishing a step therapy protocol. Upon written request of a covered person, a health carrier, healt…
SDCL § 58-17H-54 Step therapy protocols--Process--Transparency
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When coverage of a prescription drug for the treatment of any medical condition is restricted for use by a health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization through the use of a step therapy protocol, the covered person and the prescribing health care profes…
SDCL § 58-17H-55 Step therapy override exceptions
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A step therapy override exception shall be approved by a health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization if any of the following circumstances apply: (1) The prescription drug required under the step therapy protocol is contraindicated pursuant to the drug…
SDCL § 58-17H-56 Limitations
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Nothing in §§ 58-17H-53 to 55-17H-56 shall be construed to prevent: (1) A health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization from requiring a covered person to try a prescription drug with the same generic name and demonstrated bioavailability or biological p…