2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 725

CHAPTER NUMBER: 315
File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 791
Sponsored By:
Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management

Synopsis:

Requiring licensed physicians and licensed pharmacists who provide drug therapy management to patients in a group model health maintenance organization to have a physician-pharmacist agreement approved by the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Physicians in place; requiring physician-pharmacist agreements to prohibit substitutions of chemically dissimilar drug products, subject to specified exceptions; prohibiting the Boards from approving a physician-pharmacist agreement under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/25
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/6
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 315

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Disclosure
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Patients
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-701 , 19-713.6 )
Health Occupations
( 12-101 , 12-101 , 12-6A-01 , 12-6A-02 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 886385/01     Offered on: March 27, 2009   at: 12:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 527678/01     Offered on: April 9, 2009   at: 4:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)