ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING ACT House SponsorsRep. Daniel Biss, Maria Antonia Berrios, Michelle Mussman, Marlow H. Colvin and Constance A. Howard 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Electronic Prescribing Act. Provides that beginning August 1, 2014, a drug prior authorization request must be accessible to a health care provider with the provider's electronic prescribing software system and must be accepted electronically, through a secure electronic transmission, by the payer, by the insurance company, or by the pharmacy benefit manager responsible for implementing or adjudicating or for implementing and adjudicating the authorization or denial of the prior authorization request. Provides that beginning August 1, 2014, electronic transmission devices used to communicate a prescription to a pharmacist may not use any means or permit any other person to use any means, including advertising, commercial messaging, and pop-up advertisements, to influence or attempt to influence through economic incentives the prescribing decision of a prescribing practitioner at the point of care. Creates the Electronic Prescribing Study Committee to study certain aspects of optimizing electronic prescribing systems, including, how to ensure that the prescribing decisions of practitioners at the point of care are focused on patient safety and quality outcomes, and that attempts to influence those decisions, through economic incentives or otherwise, are kept to a minimum. Contains provisions concerning Committee policies; Committee hearings; the Committee's composition; compensation; and reporting requirements. Effective July 1, 2012.House Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Electronic Prescribing Act. Contains only a short title provision. 2/8/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss 2/8/2012HouseFirst Reading 2/8/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/17/2012HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 2/21/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss 2/21/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 2/22/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee 2/28/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss 2/28/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 2/29/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee 3/1/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 3/1/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman 3/1/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin 3/7/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard 3/7/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote 3/7/2012HouseDo Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Human Services Committee; 006-005-000 3/7/2012HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate 3/7/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 3/27/2012HouseSecond Reading - Standard Debate 3/27/2012HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate 3/30/2012HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die