MA S523

Bill

MA S523

Ensuring access to medications

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure access to medications. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure access to medications by amending state law to prohibit insurance carriers from preventing non-network pharmacies from dispensing specialty drugs, as long as the pharmacy can meet the special handling, administration, and monitoring requirements of the specialty drugs. The bill also requires the board of registration in pharmacy and the division of insurance to promulgate regulations to enforce this provision.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (8)

Jennifer Benson (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Sean Garballey (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jason Lewis (D), Michael Rodrigues (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S523

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S523
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S523.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1061	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4710	Similar To
H1169	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	House concurred	Similar To
H1208	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H162	Expanding access to craft beer	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H2399	Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H2467	Providing access to patient protection services for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H276	Relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam	No further action taken	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H3818	To ensure safe access to marijuana	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H3944	Relative to protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H410	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H4571	Similar To
H411	Relative to DCR yacht club fee reflecting water way access	Accompanied a study order, see H4571	Similar To
H4120	Ensuring access to state IDs for low-income people	Accompanied a study order, see H4597	Similar To
H807	Relative to attempted murder by preventing highway access to emergency vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H809	Relative to intentionally blocking or preventing access to a public roadway or highway while protesting with the express purpose of preventing passage of others	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1103	Providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services	Accompanied a study order, see S2439	Similar To
S1108	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2508	Similar To
S1195	Granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts	Accompanied H1163	Similar To
S1379	Relative to the Architectural Access Board	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1702	Enhancing access to electronic public records	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S2090	Text of the Senate amendment (Senator Jehlen) to the House Bill to ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	See H3776	Similar To
S2267	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see S2341	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2686	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S339	Providing the elderly access to electronic billing services	Accompanied a study order, see S2419	Similar To
S600	To promote health equity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S801	Relative to law-enforcement access to communications records	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1061

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4710

Similar To

H1169

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

House concurred

Similar To

H1208

Relative to access to certain birth records

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H162

Expanding access to craft beer

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H2399

Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4557

Similar To

H2467

Providing access to patient protection services for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H276

Relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam

No further action taken

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H3818

To ensure safe access to marijuana

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H3944

Relative to protecting children

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H410

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H4571

Similar To

H411

Relative to DCR yacht club fee reflecting water way access

Accompanied a study order, see H4571

Similar To

H4120

Ensuring access to state IDs for low-income people

Accompanied a study order, see H4597

Similar To

H807

Relative to attempted murder by preventing highway access to emergency vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H809

Relative to intentionally blocking or preventing access to a public roadway or highway while protesting with the express purpose of preventing passage of others

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1103

Providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services

Accompanied a study order, see S2439

Similar To

S1108

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2508

Similar To

S1195

Granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts

Accompanied H1163

Similar To

S1379

Relative to the Architectural Access Board

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

Similar To

S1702

Enhancing access to electronic public records

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S2090

Text of the Senate amendment (Senator Jehlen) to the House Bill to ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

See H3776

Similar To

S2267

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see S2341

Similar To

S2496

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S2686

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S339

Providing the elderly access to electronic billing services

Accompanied a study order, see S2419

Similar To

S600

To promote health equity

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

Similar To

S801

Relative to law-enforcement access to communications records

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

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