HOUSE BILL 1180

Sponsored By:

Delegates Montgomery, Carr, Frick, and Manno

Entitled:

Prescription Confidentiality Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting patient-identifiable or prescriber-identifiable information from being licensed, transferred, used, or sold for any commercial purpose by specified entities; making specified provisions relating to prescription information inapplicable to specified actions under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified provisions relating to prescription information from being construed to prohibit specified actions; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/17

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/24

Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

3/26

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate C. William Frick, District 16

Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.

Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse

Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Identification

Patients

Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Pharmacy Benefits Managers

Pharmacists and Pharmacies

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Privacy

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 21-220.1 , 21-1215 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations