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SB 7038: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy

Controlled Substances; Authorizing certain controlled substances to be electronically prescribed; authorizing the designee of a pharmacy, prescriber, or dispenser to access a patient’s record in the prescription drug monitoring program’s database for a specified purpose; authorizing the designee of a health care practitioner, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescriber, or dispenser and an impaired practitioner consultant to receive certain information from the prescription drug monitoring program, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2016-177)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/4/2016 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Health Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/12/2016 Senate • Filed
1/15/2016 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 226
1/20/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 226
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2016-177)