PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 33

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  HB 65

  Status as of February 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  State Employees - Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 195

  Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Label with Audible Capability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 229

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph and Haynes

  Entitled

  Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 231

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 233

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin and Mandel

  Entitled

  Public Health - Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 263

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Bohanan, Donoghue, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Academic Detailing Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 317

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 417

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 431

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, G. Clagett, Cluster, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Haddaway, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Minnick, Montgomery, Murray, Petzold, Proctor, Sossi, Stern, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 618

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Elliott, Bozman, Sophocleus, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 735

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilleland, Griffith, Haddaway, Healey, Howard, Kelley, King, Leopold, Love, Menes, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Sossi, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances - Schedule III and Schedule IV Narcotic Drugs - Prescriptions and Refills

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 835

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Burns, and Lee

  Entitled

  Wholesale Prescription Drug and Device Distribution Protection and Licensing Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 953

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Gilleland

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Preferred Drug List - Price

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1035

  Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Mentally Ill Individuals' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1058

  Status as of March 29, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Goldwater, Elliott, Bromwell, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Frank, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers Regulation Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1060

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Bromwell, Conway, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Cancer Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1062

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Gordon, Hammen, Haynes, Holmes, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Oaks, Rudolph, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Coverage - Alternative Drugs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1087

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Benson, Dumais, Feldman, Heller, Kach, King, Madaleno, Oaks, Rudolph, and Stern

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - License Waiver - Pro Bono Services of Federal Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1090

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1143

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 418

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ross, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program - State Discount - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1145

  Status as of February 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1287

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 428

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, Weldon, F. Turner, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Branch, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Edwards, Gaines, Haynes, Leopold, Madaleno, Paige, Stocksdale, James, Bohanan, and Cadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Rx Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1499

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - Mental Health Medications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 24

  Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Kelley, DeGrange, Miller, Colburn, Ruben, Stone, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 282

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 281

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 316

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 372

  Status as of March 15, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Crimes - Pseudoephedrine - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 441

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 310

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pipkin, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 541

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 723

  Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Giannetti, Green, Munson, and Stone

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Posting of Prescription Drug Prices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 728

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program - State Discount - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 742

  Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 885

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 342

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations