HOUSE BILL 863

Sponsored By:

Delegates Gilleland, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, and Kullen

Entitled:

Prescription Drugs - Preferred Drug List - Price

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to allow individuals entitled to health care benefits for prescription drugs or devices under specified policies or contracts 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.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/15

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B

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

( 15-805.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered