Legislation

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to enter into a contract with an independent auditor as soon as practicable to conduct an audit of certain pharmacy benefits managers for the purpose of determining the amount of Medicaid funds used to reimburse managed care organization, pharmacy benefits managers, and pharmacies and the dollar amount of funds received by each respective party; requiring the Program to provide the results of the audit to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Emergency Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2019 Legislative Date 2/04/2019 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement Requirements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2019 Legislative Date 2/13/2019 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/16/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {676183/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audit and Professional Dispensing Fees Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/16/2019 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2019 Legislative Date 3/20/2019 Action Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 4/01/2019 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 3/26/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 3/26/2019 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2019 Legislative Date 3/27/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 59AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/24/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/13/2019 Legislative Date 5/13/2019 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audit and Professional Dispensing Fees Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2019	2/04/2019	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement Requirements
House	2/13/2019	2/13/2019	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2019	3/16/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/16/2019	3/13/2019	Favorable with Amendments {676183/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2019	3/13/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audit and Professional Dispensing Fees
House	3/18/2019	3/14/2019	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/16/2019	Referred Finance	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2019	3/20/2019	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2019	4/01/2019	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/01/2019	3/26/2019	Favorable Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2019	3/26/2019	Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2019	3/27/2019	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	59AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2019	3/24/2019	Returned Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/13/2019	5/13/2019	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534
			Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audit and Professional Dispensing Fees

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