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SB 632 Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.
Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Limits on prescription of controlled substances containing opioids. Eliminates the surgical or invasive procedure treatment exception to the requirement that a prescriber request certain information from the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) when initiating a new course of treatment that includes prescribing opioids for a human patient to last more than seven days. Under current law, a prescriber is not required to request certain information from the PMP for opioid prescriptions of up to 14 days to a patient as part of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to HB 1173.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101945D pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB632ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101945D
- 01/10/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/18 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/25/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/15/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 House: Read second time
- 02/20/18 House: Read third time
- 02/20/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB632ER)
- 02/22/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
- 02/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
- 03/02/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 106 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106)