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2016 SESSION
HB 829 Prescribers of covered substances; continuing education.
Introduced by: Christopher P. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Prescribers of covered substances; continuing education. Authorizes the Director of the Department of Health Professions to disclose information to the Board of Medicine about prescribers who meet a certain threshold for prescribing covered substances for the purpose of requiring relevant continuing education. The threshold shall be determined by the Board of Medicine in consultation with the Prescription Monitoring Program. The bill also directs the Board of Medicine to require prescribers identified by the Director of the Department of Health Professions to complete two hours of continuing education in each biennium on topics related to pain management, the responsible prescribing of covered substances, and the diagnosis and management of addiction. Prescribers required to complete continuing education shall be notified of such requirement no later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year. The provisions of the bill will expire on July 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101455D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16101455D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB829ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0447) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101455D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/20/16 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/26/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 House: Read first time
- 02/01/16 House: Read second time
- 02/01/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/01/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB829E
- 02/01/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16101455D-E
- 02/02/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/25/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB829ER)
- 03/02/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 447 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0447)