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2017 SESSION
HB 1885 Opioids; limit on amount prescribed, extends sunset provision.
Introduced by: Timothy D. Hugo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Limits on prescription of controlled substances containing opioids. Requires a prescriber registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program (the Program) to request information about a patient from the Program upon initiating a new course of treatment that includes the prescribing of opioids anticipated, at the onset of treatment, to last more than seven consecutive days and exempts the prescriber from this requirement if the opioid is prescribed as part of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure and such prescription is for no more than 14 consecutive days. Current law requires a registered prescriber to request information about a patient from the Program upon initiating a new course of treatment that includes the prescribing of opioids anticipated, at the onset of treatment, to last more than 14 consecutive days and exempts the prescriber from this requirement if the opioid is prescribed as part of a course of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure and such prescription is not refillable. The bill extends the sunset for this requirement from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100971D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104611D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1885ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1885ER2) pdf
- 02/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100971D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/17 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/23/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104611D-H1
- 01/27/17 House: Read first time
- 01/30/17 House: Read second time
- 01/30/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104611D-H1
- 01/30/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1885H1
- 01/31/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1885ER)
- 02/15/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/17/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
- 02/17/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
- 02/21/17 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 02/23/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/17 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 02/24/17 House: Reenrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1885ER2)
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Enacted, Chapter 249 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249)