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Maine’s Legislative Process Pharmacy 2011
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The content of this presentation does not relate to any product of commercial interest. Therefore, there are no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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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
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Bills Submitted Cloture Committees ◦ Testimony ◦ Work Sessions ◦ Fiscal Notes ◦ Aught to pass/Aught not to pass Appropriations House Senate Governor’s Office
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1 st 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 ! !
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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.
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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”.
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...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”.
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Legislator Education re Medication Therapy Management (MTM) In closing…Kudos Despite all the work… It was a positive year for Pharmacy in Augusta
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