Insurance: health insurers; prior authorization for certain opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder medications; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406ww.
SB 400 prohibits Michigan health insurers from requiring prior authorization for medications treating opioid use disorder or alcohol use disorder. This directly affects health insurance companies and patients seeking these specific treatments, removing a common administrative barrier. The bill amends Michigan’s Insurance Code to explicitly ban prior authorization requirements for these medications, using the existing definition of "prior authorization" from Section 2212e. The law ensures faster access to evidence-based treatment without insurer delays.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Jul 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 11, 2025
Last action Jul 1, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a formal Senate introduction document to a clean legislative text version, removing metadata like introduction dates and committee referrals while retaining the core policy language. The substantive content remains unchanged, maintaining the prohibition on prior authorization for opioid and alcohol use disorder medications.
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Removed metadata including introduction date (June 11, 2025), sponsors (Senators Hertel and Santana), committee referral (Health Policy), and page numbering information.
Changed 'THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT' to 'the people of the state of michigan enact' (lowercase formatting).
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Jul 1, 2025
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jul 1, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Insurance
lower
Jul 1, 2025
Introduced
received on 07/01/2025
lower
Jul 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 195 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Jul 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/25/2025
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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