CHAPTER NUMBER: 342
File Code: Insurance - Health
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 798/04 - FIN
- Sponsored By:
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Senator Middleton
- Entitled:
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Maintenance Drug Prescriptions -
Mail Order Purchase - Study
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Maryland
Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Board of
Pharmacy, to study the utilization impact, cost savings, financial
impact on retail pharmacies, and convenience of mail order service for
purchasing specified maintenance drugs; requiring the Administration
and the Commission to issue a specified report by December 31, 2005;
etc.
Senate Action
- 2/18
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/24
- Re-referred Finance
- 3/1
- Hearing 3/23 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 (46-0)
- 4/7
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/28
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/4
- Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- 4/5
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (127-4)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/10
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 342
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
- POSTAL SERVICE
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- REPORTS
- 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: 727370/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 29, 2005 at:
10:56 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 30, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed (127-4)
