CHAPTER NUMBER: 281 
File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
 Senators Middleton,
 Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin,
 and Teitelbaum
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
 Maryland Pharmacy Programs -
 Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
 
Renaming the Senior Prescription Drug Program to be the Senior
Prescription Drug Assistance Program; altering the eligibility
requirements for and purpose of the Program; requiring the Program to
provide a State subsidy for the cost of a portion of Medicare Part D
or Medicare Advantage Plan premiums and deductibles; repealing the
Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/27
 - First Reading Finance
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/25
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/9
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/27
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/4
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 4/5
 - Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/8
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order later today (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
 -      Special Order next session (Delegate Hurson)  Adopted
 - 4/9
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order later today (Delegate Hammen) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment Withdrawn
 -      Substitute Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 -      Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day  (Delegate Hurson) Adopted (132-0)
 -      Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/10
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 281
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 - Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
 - ELDERLY PERSONS
 - HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 - NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES
 - NOTICES
 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - SUNSET
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 15-103 ,
 15-124 ,
 15-124.1 ,
 15-124.3 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 14-106 ,
 14-504 ,
 14-504 ,
 14-510 ,
 14-511 ,
 14-512 ,
 14-513 ,
 14-514 ,
 14-515 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 727178/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005      at:
1:50 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 807374/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005      at:
1:46 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 376589/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005      at:
9:16 p.m.      Status: Withdrawn
 - Number: 706685/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005      at:
9:17 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 - April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 9, 2005: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hurson) Adopted  (132-0)
 - April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)