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July 2020 Drug Utilization Review Board Meeting Summary

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The Texas Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board met July 24, 2020, to make recommendations for Medicaid clinical prior authorizations and the preferred drug list (PDL). A summary of this meeting is now available from the Texas Vendor Drug Program (VDP) website.

Clinical Prior Authorization Reminders

Preferred Drug List Reminders

  • All PDL recommendations are pending until the final decision is released by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) executive commissioner. HHSC-approved decisions from the July and October 2020 board meetings will be incorporated into the PDL published in January 2021.
  • Prescribing providers must use the Medicaid formulary and preferred drug list.
  • MCOs adhere to the Medicaid formulary and preferred drug list and should evaluate the drugs’ formulary status prior to the preferred status.

About the Texas DUR Board

The next board meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2020. Board members meet quarterly in Austin to recommend outpatient prescription drugs in the Medicaid program. The schedule of upcoming meetings, instructions on how to submit written materials to the board, and directions about publicly testifying before the board are available on the VDP website.