HB 1626 — Concerning coverage for colorectal screening tests under medical assistance programs.

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, 2023
  95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 12, 2023
  39 yea · 9 nay · 1 not voting

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