Maryland House Bill 429 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a pharmacist, or the pharmacist's designee who is under certain supervision, to inform a consumer of the availability of a therapeutically equivalent brand name drug that is the lowest cost alternative to the originally prescribed drug or device and the cost difference between the equivalent drug or device and the prescribed drug; requiring a pharmacist to provide written notice, or to maintain a record that indicates a patient was notified in writing or orally, that the generic product is equivalent to the brand name product; etc.

Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product

Del. Emily Shetty [D]

2021-04-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-26 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 128 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162
2021-04-12	House	Returned Passed
2021-04-12	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2021-04-10	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-04-10	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-04-10	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-03-02	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-26	House	Third Reading Passed (128-0)
2021-02-25	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-02-25	House	Favorable with Amendments {446882/1 Adopted
2021-02-24	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2021-01-21	House	Hearing 2/03 at 2:30 p.m.
2021-01-15	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

HB1119 (Carry Over) 2020-03-16 - Reassigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB537 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	12	504	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0429?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0429f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0429t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_162_hb0429t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0429_44688201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0429_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0429_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0215.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1158.pdf