Concerning medicaid coverage for HIV antiviral drugs.

 S-0668.2

SENATE BILL 5577

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Liias, Braun, Harris, Cleveland, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Holy, Kauffman, Lovelett, Nobles, Pedersen, Riccelli, Shewmake, Short, Stanford, Valdez, and C. Wilson

Read first time 01/29/25. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

AN ACT Relating to medicaid coverage for HIV antiviral drugs; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 74.09 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The authority shall provide coverage under this chapter for all federal food and drug administration approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization or step therapy. This coverage must be provided to apple health clients enrolled in both fee-for-service and managed care programs.