File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1143
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum,
Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan,
Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben,
Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
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Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program -
State Discount - Eligibility
Altering the eligibility requirements of the Maryland Pharmacy
Discount Program to cover individuals who are not Medicare
beneficiaries, who lack other public or private prescription drug
coverage, and who have an annual household income below 200% of the
federal poverty guidelines; authorizing specified enrollees in the
Program to receive a discount subsidized by the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene for specified prescription drugs; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Finance
- 2/9
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/7
- Returned Passed
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.
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored by:
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- NOTICES
- PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
15-124.1
)
- 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: 587579/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 2005 at:
2:02 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)