2008 Regular Session

Pharmacists and Pharmacies

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 27

HB 50
Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Montgomery
Entitled
Prescription Drugs - Marketing or Promotion - Use of Prescriber Identifying Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 120
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Reznik, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Stocksdale, Weldon, Beitzel, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, and V. Turner
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 233
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 650
Sponsored By
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts - Extension of Law
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 243
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, and Rudolph
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 257
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By
Delegates Kullen, Elliott, Kipke, Rudolph, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 343
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 204
Sponsored By
Delegates Kipke, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, George, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Sophocleus, Weldon, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 419
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202
Sponsored By
Delegates Elliott, Ali, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bromwell, Cane, Costa, DeBoy, Frush, George, Norman, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Benson, and Donoghue
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 435
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
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
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 525
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By
Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley
Entitled
Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 551
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 619
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 580
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 279
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
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 772
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Robinson, Bates, Conaway, Haynes, Heller, and Love
Entitled
Pharmacists - Substitution of Generic Drugs or Device Products - Consent of Consumers or Authorized Prescribers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 942
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By
Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1334
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Health Regulatory Boards - Additional Powers and Duties
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1387
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216
Sponsored By
Delegates Mizeur, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Benson, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1429
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate James
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmacy Dispensing Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 141
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled
Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Qualifications
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 401
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Stone
Entitled
Public Health - Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Phenylpropanolamine Purchases - Statewide Electronic Logbook
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 433
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Peters
Entitled
Pharmacy Permit Holders - Signs for Reporting Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 717
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 618
Sponsored By
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled
Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 720
Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 722
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 723
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 724
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier and Della
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 725
Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 726
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 767
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By
Senator Conway
Entitled
Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations