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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1702: Medicaid trial prescriptions

Creating the medicaid trial prescription program.

Summary

  • The Department of Social & Health Services is required to establish a trial presciption program for reducing drug costs. Under the trial program, the department directs pharmacists to dispense a limited number of doses of an initial prescription of the drug.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1702), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Linda Evans Parlette (R-12)
Introduced
February 3, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000
Companion bill
SB 6022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Linda Evans Parlette (R-12)

16 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29Mary Skinner R-14Cheryl Pflug R-5Jack Cairnes R-47Cathy Wolfe D-22Marc Boldt R-17Tom Campbell R-2Gary Alexander R-20Jeanne Edwards D-1Mary Lou Dickerson D-36John Lovick D-44Val Ogden D-49Dave Quall D-40Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Luke Esser R-48Alex Wood D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1702 in other sessions

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