Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a State prescription drug spending control program that may include preferred drug lists and processes for managing drug therapies; establishing a State Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee within the Department for the purpose of developing recommendations for a preferred drug list; prohibiting the Department from establishing prior authorization requirements for specified medications; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

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 Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

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 Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AIDS

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

APPROPRIATIONS

BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

INTERSTATE AFFAIRS

MARYLAND REGISTER

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MENTAL HEALTH

NOTICES

PHARMACISTS

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

STATE EMPLOYEES

TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 15-118 , 15-118.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 333623/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 5:45 p.m.     Status: Incomplete

Number: 333623/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2002   at: 8:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 393428/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 5:47 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 730018/3 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 11:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted