Legislation - SB0537

Title: Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product
Sponsored by: Senator Hershey
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a pharmacist, or the pharmacist's designee who is under certain supervision, to inform a consumer of the availability of a therapeutically equivalent brand name drug that is the lowest cost alternative to the originally prescribed drug or device and the cost difference between the equivalent drug or device and the prescribed drug; requiring a pharmacist to provide written notice, or to maintain a record that indicates a patient was notified in writing or orally, that the generic product is equivalent to the brand name product; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0429

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/26/2021 Legislative Date 1/26/2021 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/02/2021 Action Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2021 Legislative Date 3/16/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {294933/1 Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 3/08/2021 Action Referred Health and Government Operations Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/31/2021 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/14/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/18/2021 Legislative Date 5/18/2021 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/26/2021	1/26/2021	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product
Senate	2/02/2021	2/02/2021	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2021	3/16/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/17/2021	2/26/2021	Favorable with Amendments {294933/1 Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2021	2/26/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	28AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2021	3/08/2021	Referred Health and Government Operations	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2021	3/31/2021	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/02/2021	3/19/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2021	3/14/2021	Returned Passed	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/18/2021	5/18/2021	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163
			Text - Chapter - Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product

File Code

Subjects

Statutes