MD HB785 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-03 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-03 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting pharmacy benefits managers from requiring a beneficiary to use a mail-order pharmacy to fill or refill a prescription as a condition for reimbursing the cost of the drug; prohibiting certain carriers from prohibiting an enrollee from selecting, or limiting the ability of an enrollee to select, a pharmacy of the enrollee's choice for the receipt of pharmacy services; etc.
Title
Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Freedom of Choice of Pharmacy Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 | House | Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2020-02-06 | House | Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2020-02-03 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Boundaries
Commerce and Business
Communications
Consumer Protection
Drugs
Health
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Insurance - Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Public Information
Reimbursement Rates
Commerce and Business
Communications
Consumer Protection
Drugs
Health
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Insurance - Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Public Information
Reimbursement Rates
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | 15 | 1611.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 2001 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 2002 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 2003 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 2004 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 2005 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 805 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 806 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 847 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
