Section 3901.831 - Implementation of step therapy protocol(A) If a health plan issuer or a utilization review organization implements a step therapy protocol, that protocol shall be implemented via clinical review criteria that are based on clinical practice guidelines or medical or scientific evidence.(B) When establishing a step therapy protocol, a health plan issuer and a utilization review organization shall also take into account the needs of atypical patient populations and diagnoses when establishing clinical review criteria.(C) This section shall not be construed as requiring either a health plan issuer or the state to set up a new entity to develop clinical review criteria for step therapy protocols.Added by 132nd General Assembly, SB 265,§1, eff. 4/5/2019.