2003 Regular Session

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS Substitute; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

HB 17
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 270
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 60
Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell, Mandel, Cardin, DeBoy, Goldwater, Haynes, Kach, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Redmer, and Zirkin
Entitled
Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 64
Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell and Cardin
Entitled
Criminal Law - Forgery of Controlled Dangerous Substance Prescriptions or Written Orders - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 143
Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Donoghue, Busch, Hurson, Mandel, Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, E. Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Echardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Flanagan, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon; Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Zirkin, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon & Wood
Entitled
Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension, and Funding
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
HB 188
Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Bromwell
Entitled
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies - Reporting Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 211
Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell, Hurson, Hammen, Bates, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Mitchell, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 232
Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Morhaim
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 251
Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Costa, Benson, Boschert, Bozman, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elmore, Frush, Gordon, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled
Income Tax - Income Tax Credit for Low Income Senior Citizens
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 363
Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Costa, Boutin, Goldwater, Mandel, Smigiel, Donoghue, Hubbard, and V. Turner
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 410
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater and Bromwell
Entitled
Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Examination of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 441
Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Pendergrass, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Optometrists - Quality Eye Health Improvement Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 548
Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Bates, Bromwell, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jennings, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Oaks, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 615
Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater , Ross, Hubbard, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and V. Turner
Entitled
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 684
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 318
Sponsored By
Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Kirk, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, Zirkin, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Morhaim, Redmer, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Pharmacists - Practice - Information on Generic Drug Option
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 725
Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Rudolph
Entitled
Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 726
Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 803
Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Maryland Health Insurance Plan and Senior Prescription Drug Program - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 950
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 344
Sponsored By
Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Copayment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 993
Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Costa, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled
Nursing Homes - Quality of Care - Assisted Living Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1093
Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hurson
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmaceutical Products - Access, Coverage, and Cost-Saving Protections and Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1179
Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled
Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
SB 17
Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Foundation - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 48
Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators DeGrange, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 49
Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators DeGrange, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Criminal Law - Forgery of Controlled Dangerous Substance Prescriptions or Written Orders - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 224
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Office-Based, Medication-Assisted Opioid Addiction Therapy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 334
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 236
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Dyson, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Pinsky
Entitled
Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension , and Funding
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 354
Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 450
Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Pipkin
Entitled
Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 537
Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Hooper and Brochin
Entitled
Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 557
Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld
Entitled
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
SB 676
Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 772
Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SJ 3
Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
The AIDS Epidemic in Africa
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SJ 10
Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Medicare - Prescription Drug Benefit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations