Legislation

Title: Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions
Sponsored by: Senators Mathias, Astle, Benson, Feldman, Hershey, Klausmeier, Middleton, Reilly, and Rosapepe
Status: Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to require any additional information from a pharmacy benefits manager that may be reasonably necessary to verify information in a certain application; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to establish a certain process by which a certain pharmacy has access to certain maximum allowable cost price lists in an electronic format; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to use updated pricing information in calculating payments made to all contracted pharmacies; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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

Details

Cross-filed with: HB1349

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2018 Legislative Date 2/12/2018 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/15/2018 Legislative Date 2/16/2018 Action Rereferred to Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2018 Legislative Date 2/28/2018 Action Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2018 Legislative Date 3/23/2018 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2018 Legislative Date 3/21/2018 Action Favorable with Amendments {537573/1 Adopted Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2018 Legislative Date 3/21/2018 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2018 Legislative Date 3/22/2018 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2018 Legislative Date 3/20/2018 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2018 Legislative Date 3/28/2018 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2018 Legislative Date 3/29/2018 Action Hearing 4/03 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 4/06/2018 Legislative Date 4/06/2018 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2018 Legislative Date 3/28/2018 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2018 Legislative Date 3/29/2018 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2018 Legislative Date 4/02/2018 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/25/2018 Legislative Date 5/25/2018 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/12/2018	2/12/2018	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions
Senate	2/15/2018	2/16/2018	Rereferred to Finance
Senate	2/28/2018	2/28/2018	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2018	3/23/2018	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/23/2018	3/21/2018	Favorable with Amendments {537573/1 Adopted	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2018	3/21/2018	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	52 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions
Senate	3/26/2018	3/22/2018	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	53 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/27/2018	3/20/2018	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/28/2018	3/28/2018	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
House	3/29/2018	3/29/2018	Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2018	4/06/2018	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/06/2018	3/28/2018	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2018	3/29/2018	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2018	4/02/2018	Returned Passed	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/25/2018	5/25/2018	Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media

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