(b) Prescription drug prior authorization procedures conducted through ePA, telephonically, or through any other manner of transmission shall not require the prescribing provider to provide more information than is required by the uniform prior authorization forms, except that health insurers, pharmacy benefits managers, and utilization review entities may:

1. (1) Ask for the same information in a different manner via ePA, including converting questions on the uniform prior authorization forms that require free-form text into one or more questions with multiple choice or drop-down options;

2. (2) Ask for the following additional information via ePA:

   1. a. Patient address; and
   2. b. Patient gender;
3. (3) Eliminate Section A “Destination of Request” in ePA; and
4. (4) Ask for less information via ePA.