Legislation

Prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from requiring a certain pharmacy or pharmacist to obtain certain credentialing as a condition for participating in a certain network with certain frequency or charging a pharmacy or pharmacist a certain fee; repealing certain circumstances under which a pharmacy benefits manager or purchaser is authorized to charge certain fees or hold certain pharmacies responsible for certain reimbursement that the pharmacy benefits manager or purchaser is otherwise prohibited from doing; etc.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB1017

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2020 Legislative Date 2/07/2020 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Network Adequacy and Reimbursement Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {356185/2 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Credentialing and Reimbursement Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/17/2020 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 455 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Credentialing and Reimbursement Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2020	2/07/2020	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Network Adequacy and Reimbursement
House	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments {356185/2 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Credentialing and Reimbursement
House	3/15/2020	3/12/2020	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Referred Finance	49 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/17/2020	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable Adopted	51AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Second Reading Passed	51AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	52 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Returned Passed	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 455
			Text - Chapter - Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Credentialing and Reimbursement

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