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Legislation


2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 6

CHAPTER NUMBER: 135 File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 236
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush,Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Schisler, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program and the Maryland MedBank Program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer and operate the Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program as permitted by federal law or waiver; authorizing the Department to establish mechanisms to recover administrative costs, reimburse participating pharmacies in a specified amount, and allow the pharmacies to collect specified fees; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/10
First Reading Economic Matters & Environmental Matters
2/14
Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate Edwards) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/3
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Guns, and Hammen
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/7
Passed Enrolled
4/20
Signed by the Governor Chapter 135
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Finance & Budget and Taxation
3/28
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Astle, and DeGrange
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMPTROLLER
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELDERLY PERSONS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-103 , 15-124 , 15-124.1 , 15-124.2 , 15-601 , 15-602 , 15-603 , 15-604 , 15-606 , 20-506 )
Insurance
( 15-606 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 133698/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2001   at: 10:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 397979/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2001   at: 12:22 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 963728/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 10:26 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 923120/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 10:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
March 30, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 7, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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