2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 236

CHAPTER NUMBER: 134 File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 6
Sponsored By:
Senators Miller, Bromwell, Sfikas, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Forehand
Entitled:
Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program and the Maryland MedBank Program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer and operate the Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program as permitted by federal law or waiver; authorizing the Department to establish mechanisms to recover administrative costs, reimburse participating pharmacies in a specified amount, and allow the pharmacies to collect specified fees; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/24
First Reading Finance & Budget and Taxation
1/31
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Forehand) Adopted
Special Order 3/16 (Senator Harris) Adopted
3/16
Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Astle, and DeGrange
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/6
Passed Enrolled
4/20
Signed by the Governor Chapter 134
House Action
3/18
First Reading Economic Matters & Environmental Matters
3/26
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
4/3
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Guns, and Hammen
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMPTROLLER
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELDERLY PERSONS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
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
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-103 , 15-124 , 15-124.1 , 15-124.2 , 15-601 , 15-602 , 15-603 , 15-604 , 15-606 , 20-506 )
Insurance
( 15-606 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 483323/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2001   at: 12:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 757079/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2001   at: 12:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 843521/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2001   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 083394/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2001   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 743726/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 433925/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:04 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 7, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 30, 2001: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 6, 2001: Third Reading Passed (137-0)