2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB306: Workers' Compensation - Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical Services - Reimbursements

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Workers' Compensation Commission to regulate fees and other charges for the reimbursements of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services under certain circumstances; limiting covered reimbursements to a cost index or indexes; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study on prescription drug affordability challenges related to workers' compensation claims and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by March 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
2/5/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {423027/1
Senate
3/11/2025
Motion Special Order until 3/12 (Senator Jennings) Adopted
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {423027/1 Adopted
Senate
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/14/2025
Referred Economic Matters
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 423027/1

Favorable with Amendments 423027/1

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Economic Matters(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Beidle
Pamela Beidle
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/12/2025105.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/14/202585.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB