File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 120  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Klausmeier and Della
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
 
Requiring a pharmacy benefits manager, before entering into a contract
with a purchaser, to provide a potential purchaser with information
regarding manufacturer payments and to offer to provide the purchaser
with a report of manufacturer payments earned by the pharmacy benefits
manager; providing that the Act does not diminish the authority of the
Office of the Attorney General or the Maryland Insurance Commissioner
to obtain information relating to a pharmacy benefits manager and use
the information in any proceeding; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/1
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/20
 - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/29
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/30
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/4
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/28
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/5
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (141-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 4/24
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 205
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Attorney General
 - Auditors and Audits
 - Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
 - Disclosure
 - Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
 - Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Insurance Administration
 - Penalties
 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 - Privacy
 - Reports
 - Restitution
 - Rules and Regulations
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 19-706 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 15-1601 ,
 15-1602 ,
 15-1603 ,
 15-1604 ,
 15-1605 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 607974/01     Offered on: April 2, 2008       at:
10:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (141-0)