Legislation

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children's Health Program, and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for all services rendered to an enrollee by a licensed pharmacist within the pharmacist's lawful scope of practice to the same extent as services rendered by any other health care practitioner; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed by January 1, 2024.

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0678

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2023 Legislative Date 2/10/2023 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2023 Legislative Date 2/13/2023 Action Hearing 3/09 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 {613323/1 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 - Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (131-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 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 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/31/2023 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/23/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/25/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2023	2/10/2023	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist
House	2/13/2023	2/13/2023	Hearing 3/09 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 {613323/1 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 - Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist
House	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Third Reading Passed (131-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Referred Finance	49 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2023	3/31/2023	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/31/2023	3/21/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2023	3/23/2023	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2023	3/25/2023	Returned Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301
			Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist

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