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SB 7038: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy

Controlled Substances; Authorizing certain controlled substances to be electronically prescribed; authorizing the designee of a pharmacy, prescriber, or dispenser to access a patient’s record in the prescription drug monitoring program’s database for a specified purpose; authorizing the designee of a health care practitioner, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescriber, or dispenser and an impaired practitioner consultant to receive certain information from the prescription drug monitoring program, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2016-177)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/4/2016 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Health Policy
    • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    1/12/2016 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2016 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 226
    1/20/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 226
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2016-177)

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  • SB 7038, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/12/2016 at 9:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/12/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 964 (er) Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Grimsley Compare Last Action: 4/1/2016 Chapter No. 2016-177
    Location: Became Law

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.42 Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs. Page 1 (pdf)
    499.0121 Storage and handling of prescription drugs; recordkeeping. Page 2 (pdf)
    893.055 Prescription drug monitoring program. Page 3 (pdf)
    893.0551 Public records exemption for the prescription drug monitoring program. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SPB 7038, Proposed Bill Posted 1/4/2016 at 1:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2016 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/11/2016 4:00 PM Health Policy 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

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