Maryland House Bill 591 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-8)
Status: Passed on April 14 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-14 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 98
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering the circumstances under which a pharmacist, during a state of emergency, may refill a prescription for a drug for which the refill has not been authorized; providing that a pharmacist who is working in Maryland, instead of the area declared an emergency, may refill the prescription if the federal or any state government, instead of the federal or this State's government, has declared a state of emergency; increasing the maximum quantity from a 14-day to a 30-day supply that may be dispensed under the prescription refill; etc.

Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Refills of Prescriptions During State of Emergency

Del. Christian Miele [R]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]
Del. Sid Saab [R]	Del. Peter Hammen [D]	Del. Angela Angel [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]
Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]
Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Patrick McDonough [R]	Del. Herbert McMillan [R]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]
Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]
Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2015-04-02 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-16 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-0) (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-14	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 98
2015-04-10	House	Returned Passed
2015-04-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2015-04-08	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2015-04-08	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2015-04-08	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2015-03-20	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2015-03-19	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2015-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {816683/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-17	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2015-02-26	House	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-12	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0591?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0591f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0591t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_98_hb0591t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0591_81668301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0591.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0591_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0591_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0591,h-0385&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0591,s-0847&stab=02&ys=2015RS