SENATE BILL 676

Sponsored By:

Senator Gladden

Entitled:

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a specified hotline; requiring the Department to distribute to Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients specified information about the hotline; requiring the Department to notify specified health care providers about the hotline; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/13

First Reading Senate Rules

2/20

Re-referred Finance & Budget and Taxation

2/26

Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.

4/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/3

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/5

Returned Passed

5/13

Signed by the Governor Chapter 260

House Action

4/1

First Reading Health and Government Operations

4/7

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MENTAL HEALTH

NOTICES

PATIENTS

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

PUBLIC INFORMATION

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 15-136 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 447671/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2003   at: 11:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (137-0)