CS/CS/SB 940: Prescription Affordability Act
GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown-Waite ; Silver ; Clary ; Latvala ; Saunders ; KURTH ; Cowin
Prescription Affordability Act; creates pharmaceutical expense assistance program; prescribes duties of AHCA & other entities; prescribes prerequisites that drug manufacturers must meet in order for their drug products to be covered under program or Medicaid; requires reimbursements under program to be same as those for Medicaid; requires pharmacies that participate in program or in Medicaid to agree to limitations on compensation for Medicare beneficiaries, etc. APPROPRIATION: $15,250,000.
Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 6/8/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-254
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 6/8/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-254
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2000 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 1/26/2000 | Senate |
• Referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy |
| 3/7/2000 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00059 |
| 3/10/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/15/00, 3:30 pm, 110-S |
| 3/15/2000 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00236; CS read first time on 03/16/00 -SJ 00242 |
| 3/16/2000 | Senate |
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00236 |
| 4/20/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/00, 3:30 pm, 412-K |
| 4/25/2000 | Senate |
• Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00582; CS read first time on 04/27/00 -SJ 00584 |
| 4/27/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00582 |
| 4/28/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00581; Read second time -SJ 00609; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00609; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00609 |
| 5/5/2000 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 01207; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01207; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 01208 |
| 5/5/2000 | House |
• In Messages; Received -HJ 02391; Read second and third times -HJ 02391; CS passed; YEAS 120 NAYS 0 -HJ 02391 |
| 5/5/2000 | Senate |
• Ordered enrolled -SJ 01909 |
| 5/25/2000 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/8/2000 |
• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-254 |