HOUSE BILL 953

Sponsored By:

Delegate Gilleland

Entitled:

Prescription Drugs - Preferred Drug List - Price

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to allow a member to purchase a preferred brand-name drug at the price or co-payment required for a generic drug, if an equivalent generic drug is not available; and applying the Act to health maintenance organizations.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/16

Hearing 2/25 at 12:00 p.m.

2/28

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-131 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered