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AN ACT concerning Managed Care Organizations and Health Insurance Carriers - Prior Authorization for HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis for Victims of Sexual Offenses - Prohibition FOR the purpose of prohibiting managed care organizations and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from applying a prior authorization requirement for prescription drugs used as postexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV if the drug is prescribed to a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense for use in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines ; and generally relating to prescription drugs used as postexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection and prior authorizations. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health - General Section 15-103(a)(1) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Health - General Section 15-103(b)(31) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Insurance Section 15-857 Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)

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Ariana Kelly (D)*,  Heather Bagnall (D),  Lisa Belcastro (D),  Harry Bhandari (D),  Alfred Carr (D),  Brian Chisholm (R),  Bonnie Cullison (D),  Terri Hill (D),  Steve Johnson (D),  Anne Kaiser (D),  Ken Kerr (D),  Nic Kipke (R),  Susan Krebs (R),  Cheryl Landis (D),  Robbyn Lewis (D),  Matt Morgan (R),  Teresa Reilly (R),  Sandy Rosenberg (D),  Sid Saab (R),  Sheree Sample-Hughes (D),  Kathy Szeliga (R),  Karen Young (D), 

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 684 (on 05/29/2022)

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