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2018 SESSION

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HB 1173 Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.

Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | 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 SB 632.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103269D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1173ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/02/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103269D
• 01/10/18  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/18/18  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/23/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/18  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/18  House: Read first time
• 01/30/18  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/18  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/15/18  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/18  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/18  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/18  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1173ER)
• 02/21/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/18  House: 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 102 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/02/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)