2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 687

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Cane, D. Davis, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harrison, Hill, Hubbard, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Schisler, Stern, Stull, Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan for Urban and Rural Counties

Synopsis:

Establishing a prescription drug plan for specified Medicare Plus Choice-eligible individuals residing in medically underserved counties or portions of counties; providing for a deductible and co-payments under the plan; allowing the plan to exclude coverage for specified prescription drugs; requiring that the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene adopt specified regulations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Economic Matters & Environmental Matters
3/7
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE COUNTY
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELDERLY PERSONS
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HARFORD COUNTY
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
HOWARD COUNTY
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-701 , 15-702 , 15-703 , 15-704 , 15-705 )
Insurance
( 6-101 , 15-606 )

Documents:

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