Maryland Senate Bill 405 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 504
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. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]
Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]

2019-03-24 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-16 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 504
2019-04-05	Senate	Returned Passed
2019-04-03	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2019-04-02	House	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-02	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-01	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-03-19	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-19	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations
2019-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2019-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {567978/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2019-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-31	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0405?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0405f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0405t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_504_sb0405t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0005/sb0405_56797801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0405.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0405_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0667.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0405_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1152.pdf