HOUSE BILL 684

Sponsored By:

Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Kirk, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, Zirkin, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Morhaim, Redmer, and Rosenberg

Entitled:

Pharmacists - Practice - Information on Generic Drug Option

Synopsis:

Requiring a pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee, who is under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, to inform retail consumers of generically equivalent drugs; and requiring a pharmacist to inform retail consumers of the approximate cost difference of generically equivalent drugs as compared to brand name drugs; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/12

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/20

Third Reading Passed (138-1)

4/4

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (130-2)

Passed Enrolled

5/13

Signed by the Governor Chapter 318

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Finance

3/24

Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/26

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/4

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Anne Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Doyle Niemann, District 47

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Herman Taylor, District 14

Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

DISCLOSURE

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations

( 12-504 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 636380/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2003   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 204133/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2003   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 20, 2003: Third Reading Passed (138-1)

April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (130-2)

Senate

April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)