Legislation

Title: Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs
Sponsored by: Delegates Kipke, Bromwell, Kach, A. Kelly, McComas, Ready, and Tarrant
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to designate on a specified formulary the prescription drugs that are Tier I specialty drugs and Tier II specialty drugs; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to submit a list of specified drugs to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner and to update the list with a specified frequency; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to allow specified pharmacies and pharmacists to dispense specified specialty drugs if the pharmacist or pharmacy meets specified requirements; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0825

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2014 Legislative Date 2/05/2014 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2014 Legislative Date 2/12/2014 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2014 Legislative Date 4/03/2014 Action Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/04/2014	2/05/2014	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	2/12/2014	2/12/2014	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House	4/02/2014	4/03/2014	Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/05/2014	Text - First - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs
4/02/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations

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