Bill Status of HB 4525   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORT ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Maurice A. West, II-Abdelnasser Rashid

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  5/31/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program. Provides that the Department shall implement the program by: contracting with one or more prescription drug wholesalers and Canadian suppliers to import prescription drugs and provide prescription drug cost savings to consumers in this State; developing a registration process for health benefit plan issuers, health care providers, and pharmacies to obtain and dispense prescription drugs imported under the program; developing a list of prescription drugs, including the prices of those drugs, that meet certain requirements set forth under the Act and publishing the list on the Department's website; establishing an outreach and marketing plan to generate program awareness; ensuring the program and the prescription drug wholesalers that contract with this State comply with certain federal tracking, tracing, verification, and identification requirements; and other actions. Sets forth eligibility criteria for prescription drugs that may be imported into the State under the program. Contains provisions concerning anticompetitive behavior monitoring; program funding; program expansion; audit procedures; annual reporting requirements; the adoption of rules to implement the Act; and federal waiver or authorization requirements. Effective July 1, 2024.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/19/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  1/31/2024HouseFirst Reading
  1/31/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/14/2024HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
  2/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  4/5/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  5/24/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
  5/26/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
  5/31/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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