Electronic Prescribing Controlled Substances
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2019 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning a requirement that certain practitioners prescribe controlled substances electronically.
Bill Summary:
Prescribing health care practitioners - electronic prescribing of controlled substances - exceptions. The act requires health care practitioners with prescribing authority 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. The requirement to electronically prescribe starts on July 1, 2021, for podiatrists, physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and optometrists, and on July 1, 2023, for dentists and practitioners serving rural communities or in a solo practice. Prescribing practitioners 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.
Specifies that certain sections take effect only if HB 19-1172 becomes law.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 19-079, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 19-079, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2019 | House Amendments | REPASS |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/20/2019 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 02/07/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/15/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
60
AYE
4
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2019 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 03/29/2019 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 03/29/2019 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/28/2019 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 03/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 03/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 03/15/2019 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/13/2019 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/15/2019 - No Amendments |
| 03/12/2019 | House | House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 03/11/2019 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 03/06/2019 | House | House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/08/2019 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services |
| 02/07/2019 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/06/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 02/04/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/14/2019 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02/2019 | 86 | Electronic Prescribing Controlled Substances |