Virginia House Joint Resolution 79 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 12 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-12 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ79ER)

Barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives. Requests the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a policy barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives without first disclosing the incentives to the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or other authorized representative.

Physicians, etc.; barring from prescribing an alternative brand of medicine for financial incentive.

Del. Phillip Hamilton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-12		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ79ER)
2008-03-04		Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2008-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2008-03-04		Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03		Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
2008-01-18		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-01-18		Senate: Reading waived
2008-01-17		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-17		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-01-17		House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-01-17		House: Printed as engrossed 084598528-E
2008-01-17		House: Engrossed by House as amended HJ79E
2008-01-17		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-01-17		House: Taken up
2008-01-15		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-04		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2008-01-04		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084598528

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HJ79