maine’s legislative process pharmacy 2011. the content of this presentation does not relate to...
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Maine’s Legislative Process
Pharmacy 2011
The content of this presentation does not relate to any product of commercial interest.
Therefore, there are no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
1) Understand the State legislative process
2) Recall the pieces of legislation that were enacted in the session
3) Apply the new laws to pharmacy practice
Bills Submitted Cloture Committees
◦ Testimony◦ Work Sessions◦ Fiscal Notes◦ Aught to pass/Aught not to pass
AppropriationsHouseSenateGovernor’s Office
1st Maine Rx Plus eliminated
Save the State an estimated $100,000 a year
Put $ $ $ back into the coffers of pharmacies ! !aine Rx Plus eliminated
Save the State an estimated $100,000 a year
Put $ $ $ back into the coffers of pharmacies ! !
LD694 – Practitioners would have to disclose every ingredient in vaccines
LD941 - Would prohibit mandatory immunizations
LD774 - Put Pseudoephedrine on prescription only status
LD1406 – Allow hospital pharmacies to provide prescription drugs to skilled nursing facilities that they owned
LD694 – Practitioners would have to disclose every ingredient in vaccines.
LD941 - Would prohibit mandatory immunizations
LD774 - Put Pseudoephedrine on prescription only status.
LD1406 – Allow hospital pharmacies to provide prescription drugs to skilled nursing facilities that they owned.
Bill lives on to fight another day
LD612 – “An Act to Provide Reimbursement for Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services”.
LD1364 – “An Act to Improve the Quality and
Reduce the Cost of Health Care”… aka the 340B bill.
LD1501 – “An Act to Reduce Opioid Overprescribing, Overuse and Abuse”.
...and we had our share LD572 – “An Act to Amend the Laws Governing
the Maine Health Data Organization Relating to Retail Pharmacies”.
LD1485 – “An Act to Promote Transparency in the Medicaid Reimbursement Process”.
LD1116 – “An Act to Restore Market-based Competition for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services”.
Legislator Education re Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
In closing…Kudos
Despite all the work…
It was a positive year for Pharmacy in Augusta