File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 649
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rudolph, W. Baker, Bohanan, Bozman, Cane, Conway,
Eckardt, Guns, Hecht, James, K. Kelly, McClenahan, Mitchell,
O'Donnell, Shank, and Walkup
- Entitled:
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Pharmacies - Discounts for Medicare Beneficiaries
Requiring pharmacies, as a condition of participation in the Maryland
Medical Assistance Program, to charge Medicare beneficiaries a price
for prescriptions that does not exceed the Program's reimbursement
rate for prescription medicines; 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 participation with the requirements of
the Act; 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 David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- ELDERLY PERSONS
- ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- PHARMACISTS
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- REPORTS
- SUNSET
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health Occupations
- (
12-508
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered