Maryland House Bill 435 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 503
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring certain entities to establish and implement a procedure by which a member may receive a prescription drug or device that has been removed from a certain entity's formulary or a member may continue the same cost sharing requirements under certain circumstances; requiring a certain entity to provide a certain member with notice at least 30 days before a change is implemented; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2020; etc.

Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Formulary Changes

Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]
Del. Ric Metzgar [R]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Sid Saab [R]	Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith [D]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2019-03-24 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) (Y: 140 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 503
2019-03-29	House	Returned Passed
2019-03-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-03-27	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-03-27	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-03-25	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2019-03-18	Senate	First Reading Finance
2019-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (139-0)
2019-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {376282/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-02-13	House	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-31	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0435?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0435f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0435t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_503_hb0435t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0435_37628201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0005/hb0435.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0435_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0635.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0435_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0855.pdf