File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Walkup, Schisler, Guns, Conway,
Mitchell, Rudolph, W. Baker, McClenahan, Donoghue, Wood, Owings, Shank,
McKee, Bohanan, O'Donnell, and Edwards
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Senior Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program
Establishing the Maryland Senior Prescription Drug Payment Assistance
Program to provide payment assistance for prescription drugs to
specified low-income senior citizens; establishing eligibility
requirements for payment assistance under the Program; limiting
reimbursement to specified drugs in a specified amount and not
exceeding $1,500 per eligible individual per State fiscal year;
establishing a copayment of $5 to $15; etc.
House Action
- 2/21
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/6
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 3/13
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPROPRIATIONS
- CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- ELDERLY PERSONS
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SUNSET
- TOBACCO
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
15-124 ,
15-124.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered