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HB 915 - Controlled Substances

General Bill   by Williams, T.
Controlled Substances: Provides that management of pain in certain patients requires consultation with or referral to psychiatrist, rather than physiatrist; requires that pain-management clinic register with DOH unless clinic is wholly owned & operated by certain health care professionals, including board-certified psychiatrist or rheumatologist; authorizes pharmacist to fill prescription for drugs or medicinal supplies which is transmitted or written by physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other practitioner licensed to practice in another state under certain circumstances; requires pharmacist to obtain proof to reasonable certainty of validity of the prescription under certain circumstances; prohibits issuance of prescription order for controlled substance on same prescription blank with another prescription order for controlled substance in different schedule or on same prescription blank as prescription order for medicinal drug; provides that prescription obtained in violation of law, or obtained through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge, is not valid; requires that prescriber access information in prescription drug monitoring database before prescribing certain controlled substances; revises prohibited acts regarding distribution of controlled substances.
Effective Date: October 1, 2012
Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160) on Friday, March 09, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

    -  Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
    -  Appropriations Committee
    -  Health & Human Services Committee

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
SB 904 Controlled Substances Identical
CS/CS/HB 751 Prescription Drugs Compare
CS/CS/HB 787 Health Care Facilities Compare
CS/SB 1198 Prescribing of Controlled Substances Compare
CS/SB 1292 Health Care Facilities Compare

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee
Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160) Friday, March 09, 2012 11:59 PM Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
1st Reading Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:59 PM
Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM Health & Human Services Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM Appropriations Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Filed Tuesday, December 06, 2011 1:30 PM Williams, T.

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

456.44
458.3265
459.0137
465.015
465.022
465.023
499.003
499.0032
893.02
893.055
893.03
893.13
 

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