SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2017 SESSION
HB 2165 Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions.
Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application and provides that Schedule II through V prescriptions must be transmitted in accordance with federal regulations. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to review actions necessary for the implementation of the bill's provisions and to evaluate hardships on prescribers and the inability of prescribers to comply with the deadline for electronic prescribing and to make recommendations for any extension or exemption processes relative to compliance or disruptions due to natural or manmade disasters or technology gaps, failures, or interruptions of service. The bill requires the work group to report on its progress to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2017, and to issue a final report to such Chairmen by November 1, 2018.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101952D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101952D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2165ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101952D
- 01/11/17 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 amendments (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: Read first time
- 01/30/17 House: Read second time
- 01/30/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/30/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2165E
- 01/30/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101952D-E
- 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 (HB2165ER)
- 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 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 115 (effective - see bill)
- 02/21/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)