2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1122

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 623
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hammen, Shriver, Hurson, Rawlings, Taylor, Boutin, Branch, Brinkley, Cole, C. Davis, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Gladden, Glassman, Harrison, James, Krysiak, Malone, McHale, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parrott, Phillips, Riley, Sher, Stern, Zirkin, Klausmeier, Frush, Billings, Cane, D. Davis, Owings, Weir, Elliott, Redmer, Stull, Boutin, and Hubbard
Entitled:
Prescription Drug Spending Control Program - Medical Care Programs Administration

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a State prescription drug spending control program that may include preferred drug lists and processes for managing drug therapies; establishing a State Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee within the Department for the purpose of developing recommendations for a preferred drug list; prohibiting the Department from establishing prior authorization requirements for specified medications; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/14
Re-assigned Environmental Matters & Appropriations
2/27
Hearing 3/13 at 11:00 a.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate Barve) Adopted
4/6
Floor Amendment (Delegate Redmer)
Special Order later today (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Redmer)
as amended Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Turner) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AIDS
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
MARYLAND REGISTER
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MENTAL HEALTH
NOTICES
PHARMACISTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATE EMPLOYEES
TELEPHONES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-118 , 15-118.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 333623/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 5:45 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Number: 333623/2 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2002   at: 8:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 393428/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 5:47 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 730018/3 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 11:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted