Maryland Senate Bill 526

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-24 - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting certain pharmacy benefits managers from requiring a beneficiary to use a specific pharmacy or entity for a specialty drug if the drug is dispensed by a physician, used in the treatment of a certain condition, and meets other requirements; and altering the application to specialty drugs of the prohibition on certain pharmacy benefits managers reimbursing a pharmacy or pharmacist in an amount less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager reimburses itself or an affiliate for providing the same product or service.

Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs Dispensed by a Physician

Sen. Clarence Lam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-24	Senate	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-24	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB876 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-18 - Referred Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Insurance	15	1611.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Insurance	15	1612	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0526?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0526f.pdf