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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 953

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegate Gilleland
Entitled:
Prescription Drugs - Preferred Drug List - Price

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to allow a member 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; and applying the Act to health maintenance organizations.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/16
Hearing 2/25 at 12:00 p.m.
2/28
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

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
( 15-131 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
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