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Prohibiting the Secretary of Health from considering certain drugs to be specialty drugs for the purposes of providing services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; altering the definition of "specialty drug" for the purpose of excluding prescription drugs prescribed to treat certain conditions from the authority of certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to require certain drugs be obtained through a certain pharmacy and to provide coverage through a managed care system; etc.

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0931

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2020 Legislative Date 1/29/2020 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action Hearing 2/27 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 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {926987/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 614 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2020	1/29/2020	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/12/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable with Amendments {926987/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/09/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition
House	3/12/2020	3/10/2020	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2020	3/08/2020	Referred Finance	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	51 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Returned Passed	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 614
			Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition

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