HOUSE BILL 229

Sponsored By:

Delegates Rudolph and Haynes

Entitled:

Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act of 2005

Synopsis:

Requiring pharmacies, as a condition of participation in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, to charge Medicare beneficiaries a price for prescription drugs that does not exceed the Program's reimbursement rate for the drug and an amount to cover the cost of electronic transmission; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide a mechanism to calculate and transmit the price of the prescription to the pharmacy; requiring the Department to monitor pharmacy compliance; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/24

First Reading Health and Government Operations

1/26

Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.

1/28

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

3/7

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

ELDERLY PERSONS

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

REPORTS

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 15-101 , 15-124.3 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered