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Legislation


2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 626

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mandel, Burns, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Trueschler, and F. Turner
Entitled:
Prescription Safety Act

Synopsis:

Authorizing electronic transmission of prescriptions; requiring a prescription to contain specified elements; requiring health occupation boards to ensure compliance with prescription requirements; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to work with the health occupation boards and health practitioner professional associations to provide education regarding prescription requirements; requiring the health occupation boards to provide continuing education credits; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
DISCIPLINE
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
INCOME TAX
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
PATIENTS
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SUNSET
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 21-220 )
Health Occupations
( 12-205 , 12-413 )
Tax - General
( 10-726 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
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