State Medicaid Drug Review Responsibilities
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As of July 1, 2019
| Location | State Entity Responsible for Review of New Drugs for Preferred Drug List Placement | State Entity Responsible for Developing Step Therapy Criteria | State Entity Responsible for Developing Prior Authoriztion Criteria | State Entity Responsible for Review of Orphan/Expedited Review Drugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | - | - | - | - |
| Alabama | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| Alaska | P&T Committee | DUR Board | DUR Board | Medicaid agency |
| Arizona | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | Other | P&T Committee |
| Arkansas | Other | N/A | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| California | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| Colorado | P&T Committee | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| Connecticut | P&T Committee | Other | Medicaid agency | Other |
| Delaware | P&T Committee | DUR Board | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| District of Columbia | P&T Committee | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| Florida | P&T Committee | DUR Board | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| Georgia | DUR Board | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | DUR Board |
| Hawaii | N/A -- No PDL | N/A | N/A | Medicaid agency |
| Idaho | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | P&T Committee |
| Illinois | P&T Committee | DUR Board | Medicaid agency | P&T Committee |
| Indiana | Other | Other | Other | Other |
| Iowa | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | DUR Board | Other |
| Kansas | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Other | Other |
| Kentucky | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee |
| Louisiana | P&T Committee | N/A | Other | P&T Committee |
| Maine | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | DUR Board |
| Maryland | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Other |
| Massachusetts | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| Michigan | Other | Other | Other | Other |
| Minnesota | P&T Committee | N/A | P&T Committee | P&T Committee |
| Mississippi | P&T Committee | Other | Other | Other |
| Missouri | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| Montana | Medicaid agency | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| Nebraska | P&T Committee | Other | Other | Medicaid agency |
| Nevada | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| New Hampshire | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Other |
| New Jersey | N/A -- No PDL | DUR Board | DUR Board | Medicaid agency |
| New Mexico | N/A -- No PDL | N/A | Other | Other |
| New York | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board | Other |
| North Carolina | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | PT Committee |
| North Dakota | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board | Medicaid agency |
| Ohio | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency |
| Oklahoma | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| Oregon | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee |
| Pennsylvania | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| Rhode Island | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | Other |
| South Carolina | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| South Dakota | N/A -- No PDL | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee |
| Tennessee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee |
| Texas | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board | Medicaid agency |
| Utah | NR | NR | NR | |
| Vermont | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| Virginia | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | Other | DUR Board |
| Washington | Other | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| West Virginia | P&T Committee | DUR Board | DUR Board | DUR Board |
| Wisconsin | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency | Medicaid agency |
| Wyoming | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | P&T Committee | Medicaid agency |