MA H915

Bill

Ensuring access to medications

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to ensuring access to certain medications. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure access to specialty medications in Massachusetts. It amends the state's insurance laws to prohibit carriers from prohibiting the dispensing of specialty drugs by any licensed pharmacy, as long as the pharmacy can handle the special requirements of the medication. It also requires the state's Board of Registration in Pharmacy to establish a licensing procedure for specialty pharmacies, which must designate a pharmacist-in-charge responsible for ensuring compliance with state laws. The bill also requires out-of-state pharmacies dispensing specialty medications to Massachusetts residents to obtain a specialty pharmacy license from the state.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (20)

Jennifer Benson (D), Carole Fiola (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Stephen Hay (D), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Paul McMurtry (D), James Murphy (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D), John Rogers (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Susannah Whipps (I), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5160 (on 12/01/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H915

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H915
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H915.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1002	Expanding access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1492	Expanding access to adoption	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1705	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1988	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H4017	Relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H5160	Study Order - payments and insurance	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H726	Relative to public access to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H741	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
H747	To increase access to recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
S1308	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2278	Similar To
S151	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied a new draft, see H4298	Similar To
S1936	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2278	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	New draft substituted, see S2296	Similar To
S2296	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S304	To expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S640	To ensure access to generic medications	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S728	Providing affordable access to generic medicines	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1002

Expanding access to telemedicine services

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1492

Expanding access to adoption

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H1705

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1988

Relative to access to certain birth records

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H4017

Relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H5160

Study Order - payments and insurance

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H726

Relative to public access to Long Island in Boston Harbor

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H741

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

H747

To increase access to recycling

Accompanied a study order, see H5124

Similar To

S1308

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2278

Similar To

S151

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied a new draft, see H4298

Similar To

S1936

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2278

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

New draft substituted, see S2296

Similar To

S2296

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S304

To expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S640

To ensure access to generic medications

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S728

Providing affordable access to generic medicines

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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