Workers' Compensation; pharmacist filling a prescription to dispense therapeutically equivalent. (HB1674)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Workers' Compensation; use of therapeutically equivalent drug products. Requires a pharmacist filling a prescription for medication for a workers' compensation claim to dispense a therapeutically equivalent drug product for a prescribed name-brand drug product. However, the pharmacist shall fill the prescription with the name-brand drug product prescribed if (i) a therapeutically equivalent drug product does not exist or costs more than the prescribed name-brand drug product or (ii) the prescriber specifies on the prescription "brand medically necessary" based on a medical reason why the claimant should not have the prescription filled with a therapeutically equivalent drug product. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/22/2008 | Committee |
12/22/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096583692 |
12/22/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/12/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1674) |
01/29/2009 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2009 | Read first time |
02/03/2009 | Read second time |
02/03/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/03/2009 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1674E |
02/03/2009 | Printed as engrossed 096583692-E |
02/04/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/04/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/05/2009 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/09/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1674E) |
02/16/2009 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2009 | Read third time |
02/19/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2009 | Enrolled |
02/24/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1674ER) |
02/24/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1674ER) |
02/25/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
02/27/2009 | Signed by President |
03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333) |