Interchangeable biosimilar biological products; permits pharmacists to dispense, etc. (HB1422)
Introduced By
Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond) with support from 20 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania), Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield), Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester)
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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Description
Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilar biological products. Permits pharmacists to dispense a biosimilar that has been licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as interchangeable with a prescribed biological product unless the prescriber indicates such substitution is not authorized or the patient insists on dispensing of the prescribed biological product. The bill requires any pharmacist who dispenses an interchangeable biosimilar to inform the patient prior to dispensing the biosimilar, provide notification of the substitution to the prescriber, and record the brand name or the product name and name of the manufacturer of the biosimilar on the record of dispensing and the prescription label. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/19/2012 | Committee |
| 12/19/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100013D |
| 12/19/2012 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/08/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1422) |
| 01/11/2013 | Assigned HWI sub: #1 |
| 01/15/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) |
| 01/17/2013 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1422) |
| 01/18/2013 | Read first time |
| 01/21/2013 | Read second time |
| 01/21/2013 | Floor substitute printed 13104193D-H1 (O'Bannon) |
| 01/21/2013 | Substitute by Delegate O' Bannon agreed to 13104193D-H1 |
| 01/21/2013 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1422H1 |
| 01/22/2013 | Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 1-A) |
| 01/22/2013 | VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 6-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/23/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/29/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1422H1) |
| 02/04/2013 | Assigned Education sub: Health Care |
| 02/14/2013 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13105162D-S1 |
| 02/15/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/18/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13105162D-S1 |
| 02/18/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1422S1 |
| 02/18/2013 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/19/2013 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 13105162D-S1 (91-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2013 | VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1422S1) |
| 02/22/2013 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1422ER) |
| 02/23/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/23/2013 | Signed by President |
| 02/25/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1422ER) |
| 03/16/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (effective 7/1/13) |
| 03/16/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412) |