2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 781

CHAPTER NUMBER: 249 File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 676
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hammen, Bozman, Elliott, Klausmeier, Sophocleus, Sher, Morhaim, Hurson, Weir, Baldwin, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Stern, and Stull
Entitled:
Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts

Synopsis:

Requiring a licensed physician and a licensed pharmacist to enter into a specified agreement before entering into a therapy management contract; requiring the Board of Physician Quality Assurance and the Board of Pharmacy to approve the agreements under specified circumstances; requiring a therapy management contract to include specified provisions; requiring the Board of Physician Quality Assurance and the Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations; providing for termination of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/20
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 249
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
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 Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CLINICS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PHARMACISTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health Occupations
( 12-101 , 12-101 , 12-6A-01 , 12-6A-02 , 12-6A-03 , 12-6A-04 , 12-6A-05 , 12-6A-06 , 12-6A-07 , 12-6A-08 , 12-6A-09 , 12-6A-10 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 270316/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: 11:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 654937/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 1:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)