Legislative Affairs
The Maine Merchants Association Legislative Affairs Team is our member's full-time advocate in Augusta. Throughout the legislative session, we track dozens of bills relevant to Maine's merchant community.
We have developed a unique bill tracking service that enables our members to quickly find relevant bills, understand their impact, and the progress a bill has made. We also will feature particular bills that have garnered a lot of attention or stand to impact our industry in significant ways. We urge our membership to pay close attention to the Featured Bills.
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- An Act To Support Collection and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Drugs
- Last Update: April 02, 2010
Status: Defeated
LD 821Representative Perry of Calais would establish a state system to collect and safely dispose of unwanted drugs from households and other residential sources.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Defeated | 2010
- An Act To Establish the Universal Childhood Immunization Program
- Last Update: July 10, 2010
Status: Passed
LD 1408Representative Connor of Kennebunk would establish the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to provide immunizations and cover the costs for children in Maine not covered by a federal program.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Passed | 2010
- An Act To Improve Oversight of Pharmaceutical Purchasing
- Last Update: July 10, 2010
Status: Passed
LD 1339Representative Treat of Hallowell would increase state oversight of pharmacy benefit managers.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Passed | 2010
- An Act To Require Insurance Companies To Cover the Cost of Prosthetics
- Last Update: July 10, 2010
Status: Passed
LD 20Representative Bryant of Windham would require insurance policies to cover the cost of prosthetics.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Passed | 2010
- An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based on Wholesale Acquisition Costs (EM
- Last Update: February 18, 2010
Status: Defeated
LD 1615Representative Lewin of Eliot would require the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse pharmacies for dispensing covered drugs under the MaineCare program based on a formula that includes calculated wholesale acquisition cost plus 6.7 % and a dispensing fee of $3.35.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Defeated | 2010
- An Act To Protect the Safety of Maine Children by Requiring the Express Consent of a Legal Guardian
- Last Update: February 01, 2010
Status: Defeated
LD 251Representative Cebra of Naples would require the express consent of a legal guardian to dispense prescription medications to a minor.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Defeated | 2010
- An Act To Adopt a Drug Benefit Equity Law
- Last Update: January 29, 2010
Status: In committee
LD 1498Senator Mills of Somerset would require health insurance carriers to treat all pharmacies the same in contracts for services, and would prohibit the carriers from favoring certain types of pharmacies, including mail order.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2010
- An Act To Require Health Care Practitioners To Distribute Free Samples of Medications in Certain Cir
- Last Update: January 27, 2010
Status: Defeated
LD 163Representative Beaudoin of Biddeford would require health care practitioners to distribute free samples – based on availability – in order to test the reaction of a patient to the medication and its effectiveness.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Defeated | 2010
- An Act To Ensure Access to MaineCare Services
- Last Update: January 19, 2010
Status: Defeated
LD 18Representative Beaudoin of Biddeford would require rulemaking to establish incentives for health care professionals to serve Medicaid members.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Defeated | 2010
- An Act To Encourage the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Last Update: January 19, 2010
Status: Defeated
LD 21Representative Bryant of Windham would require insurance policies to cover diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Defeated | 2010
- An Act To Require a Pharmacist To Provide Prior Notification to and Obtain Consent from the Prescrib
- Last Update: January 08, 2010
Status: In committee
LD 1672Senator Bowman of York would require pharmacists to obtain consent from a prescribing physician before changing one formulation or manufacturer of an antiepileptic drug to drug another.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2010
- Resolve, To Allow for the Proper Disposal of Medical Supplies
- Last Update: December 30, 2009
Status: In committee
LD 1600Senator Marrache of Kennebec would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program to allow consumers to safely dispose of medical supplies, including syringes and diabetic test supplies.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2010
- An Act To Allow Pharmacists To Administer Certain Immunizations
- Last Update: May 08, 2009
Status: In committee
LD 1223Representative Hogan of Old Orchard Beach would allow pharmacists to administer certain immunizations. Board of Pharmacy would adopt rules.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2009
- An Act To Restrict Gifts to Health Care Practitioners from Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufac
- Last Update: April 03, 2009
Status: In committee
LD 1262This bill would prohibit “gifts” from drug manufacturers to health care practitioners in Maine.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2009
- An Act To Establish Uniform Protocols for the Use of Controlled Substances
- Last Update: March 26, 2009
Status: In committee
LD 1193Senator Mills of Somerset would establish uniform protocols for the use of a controlled substance. It would create a council on controlled substances under the board of licensure in medicine to develop and administer protocols for the use and administration of controlled substances.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2009
- An Act To Create a Moratorium on the Open-air Production of Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical Cr
- Last Update: February 26, 2009
Status: In committee
LD 708Representative Pratt of Eddington would place a moratorium on open-air production of genetically engineered pharmaceutical crops in Maine.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2009
- An Act To Provide the Office of Chief Medical Examiner Access to Controlled Substances Prescription
- Last Update: February 20, 2009
Status: In committee
LD 623Representative Perry of Calais would amend the controlled substances prescription monitoring laws to authorize the state’s chief medical examiner access to prescription monitoring data.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2009
- Resolve, To Encourage Physicians To Administer the Injectable Painkiller Toradol in Lieu of Other Op
- Last Update: February 20, 2009
Status: In committee
LD 600Senator Mills of Somerset would encourage physicians to administer the injectable painkiller toradol in lieu of other opioids.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | In committee | 2009
- An Act Regarding Insurance Copayments for Short-term Prescriptions
- Last Update: February 17, 2009
Status: Defeated
LD 191This is a complex bill that would require health insurers and HMOs that provide coverage for prescription drugs to offer a special co-payment for short-term prescriptions.
- FILED UNDER: Pharmaceutical | Defeated | 2009