1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 368

CHAPTER NUMBER: 232 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frank, Stup, Love, Hecht, Morhaim, Donoghue, Kach, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, and Exum
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Supply Quantity

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that offer drug coverage to allow an insured or enrollee to receive a specified quantity of a maintenance drug in a single dispensing of a prescription; authorizing an increase in a specified fee under specified circumstances; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/23
First Reading Economic Matters
2/12
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (138-1)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (115-2)
Passed Enrolled
4/29
Signed by the Governor Chapter 232
Senate Action
3/14
First Reading Finance
3/17
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-822 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 663168/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 11, 1997 at: 10:14 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 837644/4 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997 at: 12:53 Status: Adopted