New Approval Time Frames for Prescription Drug Prior Authorizations SB 282, a new law that went into effect on January 1, 2016, requires health plans and health insurers to respond to prescription drug prior authorization requests within 72 hours for non-urgent requests and 24 for urgent requests. January 13, 2016 News, Practice Management Department of Insurance, preauthorization, prescription drugs 0 0 Comment Read More »