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2002 SESSION
SB 425 Prescription Monitoring Program; established.
Introduced by: William C. Wampler, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Prescription Monitoring Program established. Requires the Director of the Department of Health Professions to establish the Prescription Monitoring Program, which will require reports to the Department from dispensers of certain drugs (to be called "covered substances") that will include detailed information on the recipient of the prescription and the drug prescribed as the result of a specific investigation of a recipient dispenser or prescriber by the State Police, a grand jury, or by the board regarding any allegation of misconduct by a dispenser. The "covered substances" will include all Schedule II controlled substances as defined in the Drug Control Act. Certain dispensing circumstances are exempted, for example, the dispensing of manufacturers' samples. The information in possession of the Program is exempted from the Freedom of Information Act; however, the Director is authorized to disclose information under limited circumstances to prescribers, dispensers, the Department of State Police and others. The Director is also authorized to notify the Attorney General or the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth of possible violations of law and to disclose information to dispensers and prescribers that indicates a potential detriment to a recipient. In addition, the Director is authorized to contract for the implementation and maintenance of the Prescription Monitoring Program. Immunity from liability is provided to the Director and the Department's employees for the accuracy or lack thereof of the data reported. Penalties for violations of this act will be Class 1 misdemeanors. Licensees may be subject to disciplinary action by the relevant board for failure to report or for unauthorized use or disclosure of the confidential information. Pursuant to enactment clauses, (i) the Director is required to promulgate emergency regulations; (ii) the reporting requirements will not be implemented until the date specified in the regulations; and (iii) all dispensers and prescribers must be notified of the implementation date. The fourth enactment clause provides that these provisions will be implemented with federal funds or other federal grants that may become available for these purposes and the last enactment requires the program to be implemented solely in State Health Planning Region III for two years after which time an evaluation will be prepared by the superintendent of State Police and the director and forwarded to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 026471252 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 020428556-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/02 House: Committee substitute printed 022116556-H1 pdf
- 03/14/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB425ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- House amendments engrossed
- House amendments rejected
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments rejected
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 026471252
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/31/02 Senate: Pursuant-Rule 20j, rerefer by E.H. w/amds (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/31/02 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/06/02 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/06/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 020428556-S1
- 02/07/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/02 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/02 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/08/02 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
- 02/08/02 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/08/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 020428556-S1
- 02/08/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 020428556-S1
- 02/11/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/11/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/11/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/18/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/02 House: Read first time
- 02/18/02 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/19/02 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
- 02/26/02 House: Failed to report (defeated) in H. W. I. (9-Y 10-N)
- 02/28/02 House: Reconsidered by Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/28/02 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/28/02 House: Committee substitute printed 022116556-H1
- 03/01/02 House: Read second time
- 03/04/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/02 House: Read third time
- 03/06/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 022116556-H1
- 03/06/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/02 House: Read third time
- 03/07/02 House: Amendments No. 1,2,4,5,6 & 7 by Del. Jones, S.C. agreed to
- 03/07/02 House: Amendment No. 3 by Del. Jones, S.C. rejected
- 03/07/02 House: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
- 03/07/02 House: Pending question ordered
- 03/07/02 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amds. 022116556-EH1
- 03/07/02 House: Passed House with sub. with amendments (59-Y 40-N)
- 03/07/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 40-N)
- 03/07/02 Senate: House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/07/02 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/14/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB425ER)
- 03/18/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 481 (effective - see bill)
- 04/05/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)