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1997 SESSION

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SB 1114 Anti-Drug Switching Patient Protection Act; created.

Introduced by: Charles R. Hawkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Pharmacy; Anti-Drug Switching. Creates the Virginia Anti-Drug Switching Patient Protection Act, which would prohibit the practice of soliciting or encouraging, after a physician with a bona fide physician/patient relationship issues a prescription for a drug, the substitution of that drug with a chemically dissimilar drug for the purpose of rebate, kick-back, or other such remuneration. The bill establishes civil penalties ranging from $10 per violation to $25,000 and details procedures for recovery of damages, if any.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977851667  pdf
• 01/30/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 977858667-S1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/20/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977851667
• 01/20/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/21/97  Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Care
• 01/30/97  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 01/30/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 977858667-S1
• 01/31/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/04/97  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/97  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 977858667-S1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/04/97  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Couric rejected (12-Y 25-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMENDMENT (12-Y 25-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 977858667-S1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Motion to rerefer rejected
• 02/04/97  Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (32-Y 7-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/97  House: Read first time
• 02/06/97  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/06/97  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/97  House: Passed by indefinitely in H. W. I. (13-Y 8-N)