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CS/SB 1568: Electronic Prescribing

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Brodeur

Electronic Prescribing; Revising health care practitioners who may only electronically transmit prescriptions for certain drugs; revising exceptions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/30/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1427
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
    3/26/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/10/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    4/15/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
    4/16/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/21/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
    4/22/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/28/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
    4/30/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time
    • Substituted CS/HB 1427
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1427

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  • CS/SB 1568, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2025 at 4:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1297 (e1) Electronic Prescribing Partington Similar Last Action: 4/14/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1427 (e1) Health Care Health & Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Placed on 3rd reading Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/21/2025 2:00 PM Rules 22 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.42 Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs. Page 1 (pdf)
    456.43 Electronic prescribing for medicinal drugs. Page 3 (pdf)
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 3 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 1568, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2025 at 2:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1297 (e1) Electronic Prescribing Partington Similar Last Action: 4/14/2025 S Received Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    584482 - Amendment
    Delete lines 31 - 64 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Brodeur)     		4/8/2025
    5:10 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 909488 - Substitute Amendment (584482)
    Delete lines 31 - 64 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Brodeur)     		4/9/2025
    2:04 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 1:30 PM Health Policy 7 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/10/2025 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.42 Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs. Page 1 (pdf)
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 3 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 4 (pdf)

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