2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 580

CHAPTER NUMBER: 279
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 720
Sponsored By:
Delegates Oaks, Costa, Davis, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kipke, Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

Synopsis:

Establishing requirements for a pharmacy and therapeutics committee of a pharmacy benefits manager; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to ensure that its pharmacy and therapeutics committee has specified policies and procedures; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations; making specified provisions of law applicable to health maintenance organizations; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/31
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
3/30
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
3/21
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 279

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
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 Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Disclosure
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Ethics
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
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-1601 , 15-1602 )

Documents:

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):
House
Number: 946482/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 177974/01     Offered on: April 1, 2008   at: 12:20 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)