Pharmacists and Pharmacies

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 27

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  HB 50

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montgomery

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Marketing or Promotion - Use of Prescriber Identifying Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 120

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 206

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Reznik, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Stocksdale, Weldon, Beitzel, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 233

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 650

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts - Extension of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 243

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 257

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Elliott, Kipke, Rudolph, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 343

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 204

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, George, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Sophocleus, Weldon, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 419

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Ali, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bromwell, Cane, Costa, DeBoy, Frush, George, Norman, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Benson, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 435

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Glenn, Barnes, Beitzel, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Generic Drugs - Treatment of Epileptic Seizures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 525

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley

  Entitled

  Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 551

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 619

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 580

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Davis, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kipke, Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 772

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Bates, Conaway, Haynes, Heller, and Love

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Substitution of Generic Drugs or Device Products - Consent of Consumers or Authorized Prescribers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 942

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 675

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1334

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Regulatory Boards - Additional Powers and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1387

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Benson, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1429

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate James

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmacy Dispensing Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 141

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 152

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 401

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Public Health - Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Phenylpropanolamine Purchases - Statewide Electronic Logbook

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 433

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Peters

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Permit Holders - Signs for Reporting Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 717

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 618

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 720

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 722

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 723

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 724

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 205

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Della

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 725

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 726

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 767

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

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