Home Table of Contents

§ 21-2C-02. Established; purpose

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 21. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2c. Prescription Drug Affordability Board (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Health - General, § 21-2C-02
§ 21-2C-02. Established; purpose
Currentness
Established
(a)(1) There is a Prescription Drug Affordability Board.
(2)(i) The Board is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State.
(ii) The Board is an independent unit of State government.
(iii) The exercise by the Board of its authority under this subtitle is an essential governmental function.
Purpose of Board
(b) The purpose of the Board is to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products.

Credits

Added by Acts 2019, c. 692, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
MD Code, Health - General, § 21-2C-02, MD HEALTH GEN § 21-2C-02
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document