MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
COVID-19: Sedative Hypnotic Preferred Drug List
Missouri Medicaid (MO HealthNet)·MO · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry·Pharmacy
Effective date
Mar 27, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) is delaying planned utilization management changes to their Sedative Hypnotic Preferred Drug List due to COVID-19, maintaining current clinical criteria until July 2020. This prevents additional administrative burden on providers during the pandemic.
Action Required
No immediate action required. Continue using current Sedative Hypnotic Preferred Drug List criteria for Missouri Medicaid patients. Monitor MO HealthNet website for updates on new criteria implementation scheduled for July 2020.