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HB 1422 Interchangeable biosimilar biological products; permits pharmacists to dispense, etc.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilar biological products. Permits pharmacists to dispense a biosimilar that has been licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as interchangeable with a prescribed biological product unless the prescriber indicates such substitution is not authorized or the patient insists on dispensing of the prescribed biological product. The bill requires any pharmacist who dispenses an interchangeable biosimilar to inform the patient prior to dispensing the biosimilar and record the brand name or the product name and name of the manufacturer of the biosimilar on the record of dispensing and the prescription label. The bill also requires, until July 1, 2015, that the pharmacist provide notification of the substitution to the prescriber and provide retail cost information for both the prescribed biological product and the interchangeable biosimilar to the patient. This bill is identical to SB 1285.
FULL TEXT
- 12/19/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100013D pdf | impact statement
- 01/21/13 House: Floor substitute printed 13104193D-H1 (O'Bannon) pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13105162D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1422ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/19/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100013D
- 12/19/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/11/13 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 01/15/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/17/13 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (19-Y 3-N)
- 01/18/13 House: Read first time
- 01/21/13 House: Read second time
- 01/21/13 House: Floor substitute printed 13104193D-H1 (O'Bannon)
- 01/21/13 House: Substitute by Delegate O' Bannon agreed to 13104193D-H1
- 01/21/13 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1422H1
- 01/22/13 House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 01/22/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 01/23/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/23/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/04/13 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
- 02/14/13 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13105162D-S1
- 02/15/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13105162D-S1
- 02/18/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1422S1
- 02/18/13 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/13 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 13105162D-S1 (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1422ER)
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/16/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412)