Maryland House Bill 656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-6)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-09 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Finance
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing a pharmacist who meets certain requirements to administer a maintenance injectable medication to a patient under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2021, and in consultation with the State Board of Physicians and the State Board of Nursing, to adopt regulations establishing standard procedures for approving classes of maintenance injectable medications and requiring pharmacists to complete a certain training program in order to administer a maintenance injectable medication; etc.

Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications (The Christopher King Access to Treatment Act)

Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]
Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. David Moon [D]
Del. Jared Solomon [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]
Sen. Nick Charles [D]	Del. Brian Chisholm [R]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]
Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Teresa Reilly [R]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]
Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]

2020-03-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-09	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Finance
2020-03-06	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2020-03-04	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-04	House	Favorable with Amendments {106780/1 Adopted
2020-03-03	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-01-30	House	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-29	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB545 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-31 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	15	148	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	12	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	12	509	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Insurance	15	716	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0656?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0656f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0656t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0656_10678001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0656_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0369.pdf