SENATE BILL 1040

Sponsored By:

Senator Lenett

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

Senate Action

2/25

First Reading Senate Rules

3/12

Re-referred Finance

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

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