Legislation

Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations necessary to ensure that individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled have appropriate access to prescription labels, bag tags, and medical guides; requiring the Board to give visually impaired individuals an opportunity to comment on the regulations; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report by December 1, 2023, to the General Assembly on the implementation process for providing accessible labels for visually impaired persons.

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0940

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2023 Legislative Date 1/30/2023 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Pharmacies - Prescription Drugs - Accessible Labels for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2023 Legislative Date 2/06/2023 Action Hearing 3/01 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 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/16/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {313329/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Pharmacies - Prescription Drugs - Accessible Labels for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 48 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 4/04/2023 Legislative Date 4/04/2023 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2023 Legislative Date 3/22/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2023 Legislative Date 3/22/2023 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/24/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/27/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/30/2023	1/30/2023	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Pharmacies - Prescription Drugs - Accessible Labels for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals
House	2/06/2023	2/06/2023	Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/16/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Favorable with Amendments {313329/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Pharmacies - Prescription Drugs - Accessible Labels for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals
House	3/18/2023	3/11/2023	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	48AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/11/2023	Referred Finance	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2023	4/04/2023	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/04/2023	3/22/2023	Favorable Adopted	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2023	3/22/2023	Second Reading Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2023	3/24/2023	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2023	3/27/2023	Returned Passed	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280
			Text - Chapter - State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations

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