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CS/CS/CS/SB 636: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Burt

Controlled Substances; requires certain health care providers to complete education courses re prescription of controlled substances; requires Legal Affairs Dept. to establish electronic system to monitor prescribing of certain controlled substances; prohibits presigning of blank prescription forms & provides penalties; provides additional requirements for pharmacists re identification of persons to whom controlled substances are dispensed, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Committee on Health Regulation (HCC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 640 (Ch. 2002-81)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/4/2001 Senate • Prefiled
12/27/2001 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations
1/22/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00045; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 01/23/02, 2:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
1/24/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 01/29/02, 1:30 pm, 110-S
1/29/2002 Senate • CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00195; CS read first time on 01/31/02 -SJ 00197
1/31/2002 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00195; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/02, 9:00 am, 412-K
2/5/2002 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00200; CS read first time on 02/06/02 -SJ 00223
2/6/2002 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary -SJ 00200
2/14/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary, 02/19/02, 4:30 pm, 110-S
2/19/2002 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00308; CS read first time on 02/27/02 -SJ 00351
2/20/2002 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00308
2/27/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00346; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
3/18/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00850; Read second time -SJ 00836; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00836; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00837
3/19/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01024; CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 7 -SJ 01025
3/19/2002 House • In Messages
3/20/2002 House • Received, referred to Health Regulation (HCC) -HJ 02249
3/22/2002 House • Died in Committee on Health Regulation (HCC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 640 (Ch. 2002-81)