DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS Substitute; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 38

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  HB 6

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush,Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Schisler, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 30

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Prescription Drug Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 43

  Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Food Allergies - Emergency Administration of Subcutaneous Epinephrine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 418

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 476

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Drugs and Prescription Records - Impounding and Disposing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 587

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Benson, R. Baker, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dypski, Frush, Gladden, Glassman, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Malone, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Patterson, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Snodgrass, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 687

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Cane, D. Davis, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harrison, Hill, Hubbard, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Schisler, Stern, Stull, Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan for Urban and Rural Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 740

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Antibiotic and Hormone Use - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 807

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Bozman, Sophocleus, Bobo, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Owings, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Hurson, J. Kelly, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Prescription Benefit Cards, or Other Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 863

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Pain Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 986

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Bozman, Branch, D. Davis, Fulton, V. Jones, K. Kelly, Oaks, Paige, and Phillips

  Entitled

  Standards of Practice for Nurse Anesthetists - Collaboration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1042

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 701

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch , Taylor, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Harrison, Hurson, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1068

  Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Refuses to Recede

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Petzold, and Guns

  Entitled

  Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1092

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1120

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Branch, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Pain Management - The "Fifth Vital Sign"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1224

  Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kagan, R. Baker, Barkley, Branch, Bronrott, Carlson, Cryor, Franchot, Frush, Gladden, Griffith, Hecht, A. Jones, V. Jones, Moe, Oaks, Phillips, Stern, Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Emergency Treatment for Survivors of Rape

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1232

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, James, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1274

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 318

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale Hammen, Shriver, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Patients' Safety Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1307

  Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cole and McHale

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Errors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1356

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, C. Davis, Eckardt, Redmer, Kirk, Minnick, Walkup, Pendergrass, Stull, Kopp, Bronrott, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Nurse Anesthetists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1400

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Benson, Bohanan, Cole, Cane, DeCarlo, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Malone, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Fair Pricing for Prescription Drugs - Maximum Allowable Prices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 10

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, R. Baker, Benson, Boutin, Bronrott, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dypski, Frush, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Guns, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kopp, Leopold, Malone, Mandel, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Riley, Rosso, Snodgrass, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Crisis in Senior Prescription Drug Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 42

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Refusal of Psychiatric Medication - Clinical Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 126

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Hogan, Hollinger, Neall, Stoltzfus, and Green

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Discounts for Medicare Beneficiaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 181

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Blount, Bromwell, Collins, Frosh, Hoffman, Jimeno, Lawlah, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Maintenance Prescription Drugs - Supply

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 236

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Sfikas, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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  SB 239

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 268

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, Hollinger, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation - Statewide Access to Free or Subsidized Prescription Pharmaceutical Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 334

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Nursing Home Residents - Prescription Drugs - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 428

  Status as of February 2, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Physician Assistants - Delegation Agreements - Anesthesia Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 652

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 615

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser and Astle

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing for Job Applicants - Preliminary Screenings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 686

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 416

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Prescription Benefit Cards, or Other Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 692

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Antibiotic and Hormone Use - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 772

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Care - Therapy Management Agreements and Cooperative Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 780

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Seniors Prescription Drug Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 846

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Discount Drug Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 854

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Nurse Psychotherapists - Authority to Prescribe Medications in Pro Bono Programs Not Adequately Served by Physician Volunteers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 855

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Adjustment of Asset and Income Levels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 885

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Assistance Plus Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation