Prescription Drugs

State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [HB-17] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires drug manufacturers to notify prescription drug benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers if a proposed increase in the wholesale price of certain drugs would result in a sixteen per cent or more price increase over a twoyear period. Requires the drug manufacturer to identify and report to the insurance commissioner information on certain drugs whose wholesale acquisition cost increases by a certain amount during a specified time frame.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [SB-605] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires drug manufacturers to notify prescription drug benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers if a proposed increase in the wholesale price of certain drugs would result in a sixteen per cent or more price increase over a twoyear period. Requires the drug manufacturer to identify and report to the insurance commissioner information on certain drugs whose wholesale acquisition cost increases by a certain amount during a specified time frame.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [SB-318] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ]
Authorizes the Department of Health to implement a program to purchase prescription drugs for the county public employers, self-insured private employers, and health insurance carriers under the purchasing authority of the State.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 [HB-6279] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
To authorize a study on certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through opioid treatment programs during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [HB-14] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
Directs the Department of Health to implement a program for wholesale importation of prescription drugs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Related To Prescription Drug Costs. [HB-18] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to set the maximum wholesale prices of common prescription drugs based upon Canadian price regulations. Prohibits drug makers and distributors from removing prescription drugs from Hawaii markets. Prohibits various health plans and pharmacies from purchasing prescription drugs in excess of the maximum wholesale price.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [SB-319] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
Directs the Department of Health to implement a program for wholesale importation of prescription drugs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [SB-325] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Authorizes pharmacies to accept the return of any prescription drug for disposal via collection receptacles or mail-back programs. Prohibits pharmacies from redispensing returned prescription drugs or from accepting returned prescription drugs in exchange for cash or credit. Requires the pharmacist-in-charge to ensure that only authorized reverse distributors acquire prescription drugs collected via collection receptacles or mail-back programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [HB-13] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ]
Authorizes the Department of Health to implement a program to purchase prescription drugs for the county public employers, self-insured private employers, and health insurance carriers under the purchasing authority of the State.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Related To Prescription Drug Costs. [SB-604] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to set the maximum wholesale prices of common prescription drugs based upon Canadian price regulations. Prohibits drug makers and distributors from removing prescription drugs from Hawaii markets. Prohibits various health plans and pharmacies from purchasing prescription drugs in excess of the maximum wholesale price.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Prescription Drugs. [HB-30] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires certain drug manufacturers to pay monetary penalties to the insurance commissioner for unsupported price increases on prescription drugs sold in the State. Provides for appeals and judicial review. Establishes the identified drug offset special fund. Requires annual reports to the legislature.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

STAAR Act Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act [S.3291] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address antibiotic resistance, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/01/2021

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State (Maine)
Maine 130th Legislature

An Act To Allow Pharmacists To Dispense an Emergency Supply of Chronic Maintenance Drugs [HB-1776] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
An Act To Allow Pharmacists To Dispense an Emergency Supply of Chronic Maintenance Drugs

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Millett Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 04/05/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Cures 2.0 Act [HB-6000] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ]
To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 01/04/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

ADAPT for COVID Act Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies for Coronavirus Act [S.2983] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide for an accelerated approval pathway for certain drugs that are authorized to be lawfully marketed in other countries.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Braun Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/07/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.2938] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building", and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Signed By President. on 06/25/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021 [S.2910] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tina Smith Star Print Ordered On The Bill. on 10/20/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

PREPARE ACT of 2021 Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Reserves of Essential Medicines Act of 2021 [HB-5388] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Health ] [Trade ] [National Security ]
To establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/28/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-5376] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Signed By President. on 08/16/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

PREPARE Act Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active pharmaceutical ingredient Reserves of Essential medicines Act of 2021 [S.2740] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Health ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/14/2021

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