Skip to content
The Policy VaultThe Policy Vault

IlarisMedical Mutual

Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA)

Initial criteria

  • Patient age ≥ 2 years
  • Meets one of: (a) Tried ≥ 2 other biologics OR (b) Has poor prognosis and tried Actemra or Kineret OR (c) Features with concerns of progression to macrophage activation syndrome AND tried Kineret
  • Prescribed by or in consultation with a rheumatologist
  • Will not be used concurrently with other biologics
  • Will not be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Reauthorization criteria

  • Patient established on medication ≥ 6 months AND
  • Beneficial clinical response by objective measure OR improved symptoms compared with baseline

Approval duration

initial 6 months, reauth 1 year