HOUSE BILL 725

Sponsored By:

Delegate Rudolph

Entitled:

Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act

Synopsis:

Requiring pharmacies, as a condition of participation in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, to charge Medicare beneficiaries a specified price for prescriptions that does not exceed the Program's reimbursement rate for prescription medicines under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide a mechanism to calculate and transmit the price of the prescription to the pharmacy; requiring the Department to monitor compliance with the requirements of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/19

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

ELDERLY PERSONS

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

REPORTS

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations

( 12-508 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered