CHAPTER NUMBER: 264
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Colburn
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Prescriptions
Authorizing a prescription, except a prescription for a prescription
drug containing a specified substance, for an enrollee of the Maryland
Medical Assistance Program to be written or oral; and prohibiting a
pharmacist, when dispensing a drug to a Program enrollee, from
dispensing a drug on an oral prescription unless the pharmacist
promptly writes out and files the prescription.
Senate Action
- 2/3
- First Reading Finance
- 2/15
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/17
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 3/22
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/2
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 264
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
15-101 ,
15-118 ,
21-220
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 537977/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 15, 2006 at:
12:17 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
