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2019 SESSION
HB 1914 Public health practitioners; requirements for issuing prescriptions, exceptions.
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Requirements for issuing prescriptions; exceptions for public health practitioners. Authorizes practitioners contracted by the Department of Health and practitioners employed or contracted by a local health department to prescribe antibiotic therapy to the sexual partner of a patient diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease without the physical examination normally required. Under current law, only employees of the Department of Health are so authorized. Additionally, the bill authorizes a practitioner, who is an employee of or contracted by the Department of Health or a local health department, to prescribe Schedule VI antibiotics and antiviral agents to other persons in close contact with a diagnosed patient without a bona-fide practitioner-patient relationship with the diagnosed patient when emergency treatment is necessary to prevent imminent risk of death, life-threatening illness, or serious disability.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101794D pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1914ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/04/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101794D
- 01/04/19 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/11/19 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/17/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/19 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Read first time
- 01/25/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/08/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1914ER)
- 02/21/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- 02/28/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/12/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 335 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/12/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335)