SB280 Alabama 2016 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Prescription drugs, indication that use of generic drug not allowed, notation by prescribing physician, Sec. 16-25A-18 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, as a condition of
participation in the Public Education Employees
Health Insurance Programs (PEEHIP), a pharmacist is
required to dispense a generic equivalent
medication to fill a prescription for a PEEHIP
patient when one is available unless the physician
indicates otherwise in longhand writing on the
prescription</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow a prescribing
physician to also indicate that a generic
equivalent drug should not be used by indicating
such by mark or signature in the appropriate place
on the prescription or by indicating such in an
electronic prescription</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 16-25A-18, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to generic equivalent medications, to allow a
prescribing physician to also indicate that a generic
equivalent drug should not be used by indicating such by mark
or signature in the appropriate place on the prescription or
by indicating such in an electronic prescription.
</p>
Subjects
Prescription Drugs
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2016 | H | Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Health |
| April 13, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 23, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
| March 23, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 501 |
| March 23, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 10, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 23, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 13, 2016 | Room 617 **Room Change** at 09:00 | House HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | April 13, 2016 | Room 429 at 09:00 | House HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | March 15, 2016 | Room 727 at 13:30 | Senate RULES Hearing |
| Hearing | March 9, 2016 | Room 304 REVISED at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | March 9, 2016 | Room 304 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB280 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |