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2018 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health Professions

Dunnavant (Chairman), Suetterlein, Carrico, Barker, Lucas, Peake

Clerk: Patty Lung
Staff: Thomas Stevens
Date of Meeting: January 30, 2018
Time and Place: 8:30 a.m. - Senate Subcomm. Room 2, Pocahontas Bldg.

S.B. 222

Patron: Edwards

Medically or ethically inappropriate care not required. Establishes a process whereby a physician may cease to provide health care that has been determined to be medically or ethically inappropriate for a patient.

S.B. 223

Patron: Edwards

Prescription drug price gouging prohibited. Prohibits unconscionable price increases in the price of essential off-patent or generic drugs, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to designate drugs as essential drugs, and establishes an enforcement mechanism.

S.B. 293

Patron: McClellan

Dispensing of certain controlled substances and devices. Authorizes a prescriber to dispense controlled substances and devices without obtaining a license from the Board of Pharmacy, provided that such controlled substances and devices have been prescribed for the purposes of reproductive health and are dispensed in good faith within the course of his professional practice. The bill provides that facilities from which prescribers dispense only such controlled substances and devices are not required to obtain a permit from the Board. The bill requires the Board to establish a list of controlled substances and devices that may be so dispensed that includes controlled substances and devices used for contraception, maternal health, hormone replacement therapy, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections.

S.B. 721

Patron: Chase

Health care services; payment estimates. Requires practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine and hospitals to provide a patient or the representative of a patient scheduled to receive a nonemergency procedure, test, or service to be performed by the practitioner or hospital, at least three days in advance of the date of such procedure, test, or service, an estimate of the payment amount for which the participant will be responsible. Under current law, the requirement to provide such estimate applies only to hospitals for elective procedures, tests, or services and only upon request.

S.B. 862

Patron: Vogel

Pharmacy drug disposal program. Requires that each pharmacy participate in a pharmacy drug disposal program in order to properly dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. Under current law, participation in such program is voluntary.

S.B. 882

Patron: DeSteph

Prescription refill; protocol. Provides that a prescriber may authorize a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to initiate a protocol for a prescription refill for Schedule VI controlled substances, provided that (i) the practitioner has established a bona-fide practitioner-patient relationship with the individual to receive the refill provided; (ii) there is a standing protocol written and maintained by the prescriber; (iii) there is a written order by the prescriber for the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to initiate the protocol; (iv) the prescription refill is for a maintenance medication prescribed for chronic, long-term conditions and the medication is taken on a regular, recurring basis; (v) the prescription refill is for no more than 90 consecutive days; (vi) documentation sufficient to the Board of Pharmacy is maintained; and (vii) other requirements established by the Board of Pharmacy are met.