MD SB537 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-02 - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-02 - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product for specified prescribed products only under specified circumstances; requiring a pharmacist or a specified designee of a pharmacist to inform retail consumers of the availability of a interchangeable biological product and the approximate cost difference; requiring the pharmacist or pharmacist's designee to notify the prescriber, within 5 days of making the substitution, of the biological product provided the patient and the manufacturer; etc.
Title
Pharmacists - Substitution and Dispensing - Interchangeable Biological Products
Sponsors
| Sen. Joan Conway [D] |
Roll Calls
2015-03-18 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-02 | House | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2015-03-18 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
| 2015-03-18 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (46-0) |
| 2015-03-17 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2015-03-17 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {664434/1 Report Adopted |
| 2015-03-16 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| 2015-03-05 | Senate | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2015-02-06 | Senate | First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
Subjects
Committees and Commissions
Drugs
Electronic Government
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations
Hearings
Liability
Notices
Patients
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Prices
Public Information
Records
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Drugs
Electronic Government
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations
Hearings
Liability
Notices
Patients
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Prices
Public Information
Records
Telecommunications and Information Technology
