File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 478  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse,
Peters, Pugh, and Raskin
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
 
Prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and
health maintenance organizations from imposing a cost-sharing
obligation for a prescription drug that exceeds the dollar amount of
the cost-sharing obligation for a prescription drug in a specified
category; prohibiting a person from making or allowing unfair
discrimination between specified individuals in the amount of the
cost-sharing obligation imposed for a prescription drug; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/5
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/9
 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/22
 - Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 - Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
 - Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Discrimination
 - Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 19-706 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 15-845 ,
 27-208 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Finance