HB 1626: Concerning coverage for colorectal screening tests under medical assistance programs.
Signed into law: Chapter 299, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Bronoske
- Introduced
- January 26, 2023
- Status
- C 299 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (May 4, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Directs the Health Care Authority to require coverage under medical assistance programs for noninvasive preventive colorectal cancer screening tests that have a grade of either A or B from the United States Preventive Services Task Force and to require coverage for colonoscopies performed as a result of a positive test result.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 202395 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 12, 202339 yea · 9 nay · 1 not voting
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