HOUSE BILL 231

Sponsored By:

Delegate Rudolph

Entitled:

Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, on or before a specified date, to seek approval of a waiver from the Food and Drug Administration to operate a program to purchase and import prescription drugs from Canada and to certify the safety and efficacy of the imported prescription drugs; requiring the Department to seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow the State to use federal matching funds to operate a prescription drug importation program; 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.

3/22

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FOREIGN TRADE -see also- INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

PATIENTS

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

POSTAL SERVICE

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

REPORTS

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

STATE EMPLOYEES

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered