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HB1230 - Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Adrienne A. Jones, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale a tianeptine product to an individual; and establishing a penalty for a retailer who violates the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both.
STATUS
Passed
HB548 - Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances
Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Kris Fair, Terri Hill
Last updated 5 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study existing laws, scientific data, and practices related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding any changes to State law, policies, and practices needed to create a program that enables broad, equitable, and affordable access to psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 31, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB879 - Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements
Steven Craig Johnson, Andre V. Johnson, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 7 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enrollee when calculating cost-sharing contributions for certain prescription drugs; requiring persons that provide financial assistance payments, discounts, product vouchers, or other out-of-pocket expenses to notify an insured or enrollee of certain information; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB894 - Procurement - Scrutinized Entities - Prohibition
Brian Alan Chisholm, Lauren Arikan, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 7 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting an entity owned, operated, or controlled by the government of certain countries subject to an embargo under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations from participating in any procurement with the State, a local government in the State, a public instrumentality in the State, or any governmental unit in the State; requiring the Board of Public Works to make certain determinations and maintain and publish a certain list of scrutinized entities; preempting any local ordinance, rule, or regulation that conflicts with the Act; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1053 - State Board of Nursing - Executive Director Qualifications
Anne R Kaiser, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Altering the qualifications for the executive director of the State Board of Nursing.
STATUS
Passed
HB610 - Food Service Facilities - Food Containing Insect Flour - Labeling
Matt Morgan, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting food service facilities from serving food containing or consisting of insect flour unless certain menus and notices contain a certain label.
STATUS
Introduced
HB726 - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law
Nicholaus R Kipke, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 7 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "purchaser" for the purpose of certain provisions of State insurance law governing pharmacy benefits managers to exclude certain nonprofit health maintenance organizations; and repealing certain provisions that restrict applicability of certain provisions of law to pharmacy benefits managers that provide pharmacy benefits management services on behalf of a carrier.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB51 - Public Health - Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund and Commission
Samuel I Rosenberg, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Altering the use of the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund to require that the Fund be used only for pediatric cancer research instead of only for pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment and to allow funds from the Fund to be used for administrative expenses; and establishing the Pediatric Cancer Research Commission to oversee the award of competitive grants from the Fund and to develop criteria and a process for reviewing grant applications.
STATUS
Passed
HB1259 - Health Insurance - Breast and Lung Cancer Screening - Coverage Requirements
Tiffany T. Alston, Diana M. Fennell, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Including image-guided breast biopsy in the definition of "supplemental breast examination" for the purpose of certain provisions of law requiring insurers, health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for supplemental breast examinations; clarifying that coverage requirements for lung cancer screening apply to follow-up diagnostic imaging; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1270 - Health Benefit Plans - Prescription Drugs - Rebates and Calculation of Cost Sharing Requirements
Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 8 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requiring that the calculation of an enrollee's contribution to a cost sharing requirement for a prescription drug be based on the list price of the drug reduced by at least 85% of the total amount of rebates received or expected to be received by the carrier or pharmacy benefits manager for the dispensing or administration of the prescription drug; and prohibiting the disclosure of certain information concerning rebates.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-024
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Tiffany T. Alston was born on September 6, 1971 in Washington, D.C. She earned her B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland in 1993. She earned her J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 1998. Alston served in the House of Delegates from 2011 to 2012. She is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Women Legislators of Maryland.read less
OFFICES HELD
Maryland House from Maryland
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