July Drug Utilization Review Board Summary

The Texas Drug Utilization Review Board held its quarterly meeting on Friday, July 24 to make recommendations for Medicaid clinical prior authorizations and the preferred drug list. A summary of the meeting is now available. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23.

Clinical Prior Authorization Assistance Chart Now Available

An update to the Clinical Prior Authorization Assistance Chart is now available. The chart shows the clinical prior authorizations each MCO uses and how those prior authorizations relate to the clinical prior authorizations used for traditional Medicaid claim processing. This chart is updated quarterly. Providers can also refer to the MCO Resources for a link to each MCO’s active clinical prior authorizations.