2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1087: Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a step therapy or fail-first protocol for certain prescription drugs prescribed by a treating physician to treat a symptom of or side effect from the treatment of stage four metastatic cancer and use of the prescription drug is consistent with best practices for treatment of the condition.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {593222/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/20/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 593222/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 593222/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/2/2025
46
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
135
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED