2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 435

File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Glenn, Barnes, Beitzel, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Pharmacists - Generic Drugs - Treatment of Epileptic Seizures

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a pharmacist from substituting a generically equivalent drug or another brand name drug for a drug prescribed for the treatment of epileptic seizures without notification and consent.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/29
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/30
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2/13
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21
Hearing cancelled
2/26
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Notices
Patients
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations
( 12-504 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered