Establishing a Task Force to Study Pharmacy Benefits Management; providing for the membership, staffing, and reimbursement of expenses of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study regulation of pharmacy benefits managers; specifying items to be included in the study; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and draft specified legislation by December 1, 2004.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

DISCIPLINE

DISCLOSURE

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

FIDUCIARIES

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

HEARINGS

LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

NOTICES

PENALTIES

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

PRIVACY

REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

REPORTS

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 036380/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-2)