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HOUSE BILL 343

CHAPTER NUMBER: 204
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 723

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kipke, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, George, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Sophocleus, Weldon, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

Entitled:
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager or its agent from requesting a therapeutic interchange unless specified conditions are met; defining "therapeutic interchange" as "any change from one prescription drug to another"; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager or its agent to obtain authorization to make a therapeutic interchange and to make disclosures to a prescriber; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager or its agent to disclose information to a beneficiary with the prescription drug dispensed; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/25
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/30
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
3/30
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
3/21
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 204

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate James J. King, District 33A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Disclosure
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Insurance Administration
Notices
Penalties
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Privacy
Restitution
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )

Insurance
( 15-1601 , 15-1602 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 366287/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 10:48 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 557579/01     Offered on: April 1, 2008   at: 12:10 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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