S.B. 319: Health Insurance Preauthorization Amendments

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 19, 2026. This bill amends requirements for health insurance preauthorization.

• Requires an insurer to post certain information regarding preauthorizations and preauthorization requirements on the insurer's website
• Requires an insurer to disclose whether the insurer uses artificial intelligence in the process of reviewing a request for authorization
• Defines a maximum time in which an insurer is required to make an authorization or adverse preauthorization determination
• Provides minimum periods that an authorization must be valid for health care services to treat chronic or long-term care conditions
• Amends requirements for reporting to the Insurance Department related to preauthorization statistics, including information related to prescription drugs
• Requires an individual reviewing an adverse preauthorization determination to use independent medical judgment and not rely solely on recommendations from any other source

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor John D. Johnson