Maryland House Bill 1217 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-04-08 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to prescribe and dispense aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2020, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide coverage for certain services rendered by a licensed pharmacist under the Act to the same extent as certain services rendered by any other licensed health care practitioner; etc.

Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use - Prescribing and Dispensing

Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]

Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

Del. David Moon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-08	House	Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2019-02-11	House	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-08	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1217?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb1217f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0007/hb1217.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb1217_hgo.pdf