File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hammen, Billings, Cane, D. Davis, Dypski, Frush, Guns,
Hubbard, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, McHale, Mitchell, Mohorovic,
Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Sher, Stull, and
Weir
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Maryland Cares Prescription
Drug Benefits Plan and the Maryland Catastrophic Prescription Drug
Benefits Plan
Creating, within the Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program, the
Maryland Cares Prescription Drug Benefits Plan and the Maryland
Catastrophic Prescription Drug Benefits Plan; establishing eligibility
levels and co-payments for the Maryland Cares Prescription Drug
Benefits Plan; establishing eligibility, co-payments, and a deductible
for the Maryland Catastrophic Prescription Drug Benefits Plan;
requiring members of the plans to pay a processing fee for
prescription drugs purchased; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Environmental Matters & Economic Matters
- 2/14
- Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
- Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPROPRIATIONS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
- IDENTIFICATION
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- PHARMACISTS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SUNSET
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
15-124 ,
15-124.1 ,
15-124.2
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered