Bill > H1201

This bill aims to ensure access to certain medications, particularly specialty drugs. The key provisions are: 1. It prohibits carriers (insurance companies) from preventing the dispensing of specialty drugs by any licensed pharmacy, as long as the pharmacy can meet the special handling, administration, and monitoring requirements of the specialty drug. 2. It defines "specialty drugs" as prescription medications that require special handling, administration, or monitoring. 3. It requires the Board of Registration in Pharmacy to establish a licensing procedure for "specialty pharmacies" that prescribe, ship, or dispense specialty medications in the state, and sets out various requirements for these specialty pharmacies. 4. It prohibits any pharmacy or pharmacist operating outside the state from prescribing, shipping, or dispensing drug preparations in the state unless they have been granted a specialty license. 5. It directs the Division of Insurance and the Board of Registration in Pharmacy to promulgate regulations to enforce the respective sections of the bill. The overall goal of the bill is to ensure that patients have access to the specialty medications they need, while also establishing regulatory oversight of the pharmacies that provide these drugs.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1201