Electronic Prescribing Controlled Substances
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2018 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning a requirement that certain practitioners prescribe controlled substances electronically.
Bill Summary:
The bill requires podiatrists, physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and optometrists, starting July 1, 2021, and dentists and practitioners serving rural communities or in a solo practice, starting July 1, 2022, to prescribe schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances only via a prescription that is electronically transmitted to a pharmacy unless a specified exception applies. Prescribers are required to indicate on license renewal questionnaires whether they have complied with the electronic prescribing requirement. Pharmacists need not verify the applicability of an exception to electronic prescribing when they receive an order for a controlled substance in writing, orally, or via facsimile transmission and may fill the order if otherwise valid under the law.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/03/2018 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 18-1279 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. | Vote summary |
| Postpone House Bill 18-1279 indefinitely. | The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt a conceptual amendment to amendment L.008 to strike Page 6, lines 10-17. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.008 [Attachment B], as amended. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 18-1279, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2018 | Third Reading | BILL |
33
AYE
30
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/25/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely |
| 04/17/2018 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
| 04/17/2018 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/16/2018 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2018 - No Amendments |
| 04/13/2018 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/12/2018 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/11/2018 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/10/2018 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/11/2018 - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2018 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/10/2018 - No Amendments |
| 04/04/2018 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/09/2018 - No Amendments |
| 03/29/2018 | House | House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/07/2018 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment |
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