Introduced
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To authorize sanctions on a doctor who fails to comply with the mandate proposed by Senate Bill 166, which prohibits a doctor from prescribing pain-killers or other drugs subject to abuse to a new patient without first checking the patient’s prescription record on a state database that collects this information.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
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To adopt a substitute that adds additional provisions, as described in the December 2017 House and Senate votes.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To create exceptions for patients with symptoms of epilepsy.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 83 to 27 (details)
To require a doctor to have a “bona fide prescriber-patient relationship” before prescribing opioid and other painkillers that are subject to abuse, and authorize sanctions on a doctor who fails to first check the patient’s prescription record on a state database that collects this information before prescribing.
Passed in the Senate 35 to 2 (details)
