84B1CA21579E3E93872587E40076EFCB Hearing Summary

Senator Smallwood and Senator Rodriguez, co-prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-027, makes modifications to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program(PDMP), including: requiring each prescriber holding a Colorado license and a current federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration to register and maintain a PDMP user account; requiring a prescriber to query the PDMP prior to prescribing any opioid or benzodiazepine; clarifying that each pharmacist holding a Colorado license is required to maintain a user account with the PDMP; and requiring that the Prescription Drug Monitoring Task Force evaluate and make recommendations to the Executive Director of DORA regarding balancing enforcement of the PDMP with its use as a healthcare tool.

Mrs. Jenny Page, representing Office of the State Auditor, was available to answer committee questions.

Ms Ronne Hines, representing Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony can be found in Attachment C.