2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 397

File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Conway, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Gordon, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, Vallario, Weldon, Hammen, Hurson, and McDonough
Entitled:
Task Force to Study Pharmacy Benefits Management

Synopsis:

Establishing a Task Force to Study Pharmacy Benefits Management; providing for the membership, staffing, and reimbursement of expenses of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study regulation of pharmacy benefits managers; specifying items to be included in the study; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and draft specified legislation by December 1, 2004.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/29
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/4
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (138-2)
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Unfavorable Report by Finance
Sponsored by:
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCIPLINE
DISCLOSURE
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
FIDUCIARIES
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
HEARINGS
LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
PRIVACY
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
REPORTS

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 036380/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-2)