HULTGREN-HOFFMAN-MULLIGAN-FLOWERS-COULSON, SCULLY, HOLBROOK AND MCCARTHY. (WALSH,T) New Act Creates the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card Act. Requires health benefit plans and administrators of those plans to issue to covered individuals a card or device that contains prescription drug information for the individual. The information required to be contained on the card shall be the information required by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall enforce the Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a renewal of a health benefit plan is deemed to occur on the anniversary date of the contract with the plan. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall enforce the Act. Authorizes administrative fines of up to $250,000. Effective January 1, 2001. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Removes all substantive provisions. Provides only a short title. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Creates the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card Act. Requires health benefit plans and administrators of those plans to issue to covered individuals a card or device that contains prescription drug information for the individual. The information required to be contained on the card shall be the information required by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs as of May 1, 2000. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall enforce the Act. Authorizes administrative fines of up to $250,000. Effective January 1, 2001. 00-02-02 H FIRST READING 00-02-02 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INSURANCE 00-02-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN 00-02-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MULLIGAN 00-02-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS 00-02-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY 00-02-09 H RE-ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE 00-02-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON 00-02-15 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 014-000-005 HCAA 00-02-15 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-16 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COULSON 00-02-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 00-02-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HULTGREN 00-02-23 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-02-23 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HULTGREN 00-02-24 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 00-02-24 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HULTGREN 00-02-24 H ADOPTED 00-02-24 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK 00-02-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCCARTHY 00-02-25 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 00-02-29 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 00-02-29 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-03-01 00-02-29 S CHIEF SPONSOR WALSH,T 00-02-29 S FIRST READING 00-02-29 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-09 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 00-03-28 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-INS & PENS. S 00-03-28 S ADOPTED 00-03-28 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SINS 00-03-28 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-03-29 00-04-05 S SECOND READING 00-04-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-04-06 00-04-05 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 00-04-05 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T 00-04-05 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 00-04-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T 00-04-06 S RULES REFERS TO SINS 00-04-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T 00-04-06 S BE ADOPTED SINS/010-000-000 00-04-06 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 00-04-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T 00-04-06 S ADOPTED 00-04-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-04-07 00-04-07 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 00-04-07 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 00-04-07 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 00-04-07 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/HULTGREN 00-04-07 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 00-04-07 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 00-04-14 H FINAL PASSAGE 00-04-14 H DEADLINE EXTENDED 00-04-14 H UNTIL - 04/16/00 00-04-14 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 00-04-15 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/HULTGREN 00-04-15 H APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/004-000-000 00-04-15 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/117-000-000 00-04-15 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 00-05-12 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 00-06-09 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 00-06-09 H EFFECTIVE DATE 01-01-01 00-06-09 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0777 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary