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HB 915: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Williams, T.

Controlled Substances; Provides that management of pain in certain patients requires consultation with or referral to psychiatrist, rather than physiatrist; requires that pain-management clinic register with DOH unless clinic is wholly owned & operated by certain health care professionals, including board-certified psychiatrist or rheumatologist; authorizes pharmacist to fill prescription for drugs or medicinal supplies which is transmitted or written by physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other practitioner licensed to practice in another state under certain circumstances; requires pharmacist to obtain proof to reasonable certainty of validity of the prescription under certain circumstances; prohibits issuance of prescription order for controlled substance on same prescription blank with another prescription order for controlled substance in different schedule or on same prescription blank as prescription order for medicinal drug; provides that prescription obtained in violation of law, or obtained through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge, is not valid; requires that prescriber access information in prescription drug monitoring database before prescribing certain controlled substances; revises prohibited acts regarding distribution of controlled substances.

Effective Date: 10/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/6/2011 House • Filed
    12/21/2011 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 89
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 88
    3/9/2012 House • Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)

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  • HB 915, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/6/2011 at 1:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 904 Controlled Substances Fasano Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Health Regulation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)
    Location: In committee/council (HR)
    H 751 (e1) Prescription Drugs Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Health Regulation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 517 (Ch. 2012-61), CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)
    Location: In committee/council (HR)
    H 787 (er) Health Care Facilities Trujillo Compare Last Action: 4/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-160
    Location: Became Law
    S 1198 (c1) Prescribing of Controlled Substances Bogdanoff Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)
    S 1292 (c1) Health Care Facilities Bogdanoff Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160) -SJ 1260
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.44 Controlled substance prescribing. Page 3 (pdf)
    458.3265 Pain-management clinics. Page 9 (pdf)
    459.0137 Pain-management clinics. Page 10 (pdf)
    465.015 Violations and penalties. Page 12 (pdf)
    465.022 Pharmacies; general requirements; fees. Page 13 (pdf)
    465.023 Pharmacy permittee; disciplinary action. Page 16 (pdf)
    499.003 Definitions of terms used in this part. Page 17 (pdf)
    499.0032 Page 18 (pdf)
    893.02 Definitions. Page 19 (pdf)
    893.055 Prescription drug monitoring program. Page 20 (pdf)
    893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties. Page 22 (pdf)

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