MD HB191 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-28 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring that licensed optometrists and licensed physicians ensure that prescriptions for specified lenses contain an expiration date of not more than 24 months from the dates the patients are first examined; requiring that specified optometrists and specified physicians who provide prescriptions with less than a 24-month expiration enter the reason in the patient's medical record and provide the patient with a written and an oral explanation; and applying the Act.

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

Optometrists and Physicians - Prescriptions for Lenses - Expiration Dates

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-28HouseUnfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2017-02-15HouseHearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-27HouseHearing canceled
2017-02-08HouseHearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-19HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

Subjects


Maryland State Sources


feedback