MA S581

Bill

To ensure access to medications

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure access to medications. Health Care Financing.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (6)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Geoffrey Diehl (R), Anne Gobi (D), Thomas Golden (D), Sheila Harrington (R), Thomas Kennedy (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2356 (on 06/23/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S581

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S581
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S581
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S581.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1933	Relative to safe disposal of medical sharps	Accompanied a study order, see H4242	Similar To
H1978	Exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria	Accompanied a study order, see H4242	Similar To
H2059	Establishing a statewide discount program for pharmaceuticals	Accompanied a study order, see H4242	Similar To
H2082	Promoting access to accurate medical information	Accompanied a study order, see H4242	Similar To
H2646	Relative to room rental rates	Accompanied a study order, see H4639	Similar To
S1041	Relative to high volume and high risk prescriptions	Accompanied a study order, see H4272	Similar To
S1042	Relative to responsible stewardship by drug manufacturers	Accompanied a study order, see H4272	Similar To
S1173	To authorize the dispensing of compounded prescriptions for office and institutional settings without patient- specific prescriptions	Accompanied a study order, see S2199	Similar To
S1508	To eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S2356	Financing and delivery of health care in the Commonwealth	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S483	Relative to women’s health and economic equity	Accompanied a study order, see S2448	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1933

Relative to safe disposal of medical sharps

Accompanied a study order, see H4242

Similar To

H1978

Exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria

Accompanied a study order, see H4242

Similar To

H2059

Establishing a statewide discount program for pharmaceuticals

Accompanied a study order, see H4242

Similar To

H2082

Promoting access to accurate medical information

Accompanied a study order, see H4242

Similar To

H2646

Relative to room rental rates

Accompanied a study order, see H4639

Similar To

S1041

Relative to high volume and high risk prescriptions

Accompanied a study order, see H4272

Similar To

S1042

Relative to responsible stewardship by drug manufacturers

Accompanied a study order, see H4272

Similar To

S1173

To authorize the dispensing of compounded prescriptions for office and institutional settings without patient- specific prescriptions

Accompanied a study order, see S2199

Similar To

S1508

To eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S2356

Financing and delivery of health care in the Commonwealth

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S483

Relative to women’s health and economic equity

Accompanied a study order, see S2448

Similar To

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