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CS/CS/CS/SB 840: Controlled Substance Prescribing

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Health Policy ; Clemens

Controlled Substance Prescribing; Requiring that specified physicians who are registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances complete a continuing education course before a certain date; providing that completion of the course is a condition of licensure renewal as of a certain date; authorizing certain employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs access to certain information in the prescription drug monitoring program’s database, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2017
 Last Action: 4/28/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 557 (Ch. 2017-169) -SJ 542
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2017 Senate • Filed
2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Regulated Industries; Rules -SJ 100
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 100
3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/03/17, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/3/2017 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 300
4/5/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 302
4/6/2017 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 300
4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/17/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 435
4/19/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Regulated Industries
• Remaining references corrected to Rules -SJ 439
• Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 436
4/20/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/25/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/25/2017 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 478
4/26/2017 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 480
4/27/2017 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 478
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/17
4/28/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 541
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 557 -SJ 542
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 557 (Ch. 2017-169) -SJ 542