Legislation

Title: Health Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage - Opioid Reversal Drugs and Products (NARCAN Price Cap Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Vogel, Addison, Allen, Attar, Boafo, Conaway, Embry, Fair, Foley, Grossman, Kaufman, McCaskill, T. Morgan, Ruff, Spiegel, Wilkins, Wolek, Wu, and Young
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover nonprescription naloxone hydrochloride and any other drug or product that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the complete or partial reversal of an opioid overdose without imposing a copayment or coinsurance requirement that exceeds $10 per package.

Committees

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

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0497

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2024 Legislative Date 1/29/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage - Opioid Reversal Drugs and Products (NARCAN Price Cap Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2024 Legislative Date 2/05/2024 Action Hearing 2/15 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Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2024	1/29/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage - Opioid Reversal Drugs and Products (NARCAN Price Cap Act)
House	2/05/2024	2/05/2024	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/26/2024	2/26/2024	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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