Amend Amendment No. 63 by Uresti as follows:
SECTION 2.12. On page 70, line 11, after "Section 531.072"
strike "except for any drug exempted from prior authorization
requirements by federal law" and substitute "except:
(1) the Commission shall impose no requirements for
prior authorizations or other restrictions on medications used to
treat mental illness such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar
disorder until 30 days after it has conducted a study of the impact
of such requirements on the quality of patient care for the program
that uses drugs for mental illness and any increase in cost in other
parts of the state's budget, including hospital costs, physician
costs and criminal justice cost, and only if the study results
conclude that such requirements do not pose a significant negative
impact on the health or quality of life of persons with mental
illness. The report by the Commission shall be submitted to the
Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House; and
(2) for any drug exempted from prior authorization
requirements by federal law."