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HB 286 Schedule VI prescriptions; allows practitioner to prescribe if there is an urgency for treatment.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Schedule VI prescriptions; certain infectious diseases. Authorizes a health care practitioner to prescribe Schedule VI antibiotics and antiviral agents to a person in close contact with a diagnosed patient of the practitioner without first conducting a physical examination of the person when the practitioner has a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship with the diagnosed patient, the practitioner meets all requirements for a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship with the person in close contact with the diagnosed patient other than the requirement for a physical examination, the practitioner believes that there is urgency to begin treatment to prevent transmission of a communicable disease, and emergency treatment is necessary to prevent imminent risk of death, life-threatening illness, or serious disability.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101277D pdf
- 01/26/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104539D-H1 pdf
- 02/24/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB286ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0074) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101277D
- 01/11/10 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/10 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 01/21/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/10 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104539D-H1
- 01/27/10 House: Read first time
- 01/28/10 House: Read second time
- 01/28/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104539D-H1
- 01/28/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB286H1
- 01/29/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/10 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing
- 02/18/10 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/10 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/10 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB286ER)
- 02/24/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 74 (effective 7/1/10)
- 03/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0074)