SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2013 SESSION
SB 1285 Interchangeable biosimilar biological products; permits pharmacists to dispense, etc.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | 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 HB 1422.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/13 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 13103696D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104782D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105128D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1285ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/15/13 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 13103696D
- 01/15/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/13 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
- 01/31/13 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104782D-S1
- 02/01/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/13 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104782D-S1
- 02/04/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1285S1
- 02/04/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/13 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/13 House: Read first time
- 02/06/13 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/08/13 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 02/13/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/13 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105128D-H1
- 02/15/13 House: Read second time
- 02/18/13 House: Read third time
- 02/18/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13105128D-H1
- 02/18/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1285H1
- 02/18/13 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: Title replaced 13105128D-H1
- 02/22/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1285ER)
- 02/22/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/18/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)