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2008 SESSION
HJ 79 Physicians, etc.; barring from prescribing an alternative brand of medicine for financial incentive.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives. Requests the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a policy barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives without first disclosing the incentives to the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or other authorized representative.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084598528 pdf
- 01/17/08 House: Printed as engrossed 084598528-E pdf
- 03/12/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ79ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/04/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084598528
- 01/04/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/08 House: Taken up
- 01/17/08 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/17/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HJ79E
- 01/17/08 House: Printed as engrossed 084598528-E
- 01/17/08 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/18/08 Senate: Reading waived
- 01/18/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/03/08 Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
- 03/04/08 Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/08 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 03/12/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ79ER)