Cathy Kipp
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 52
Primary
The act: Clarifies that every prescriber must query the prescription drug monitoring program (program) prior to filling a prescription for an opioid or benzodiazepine; Requires each prescriber and pharmacist to attest that they have registered and are maintaining a user account with the program and that they are aware of the penalties for noncompliance; Allows a practitioner or pharmacist who is registered with the program to authorize an unlimited number of designees to access the program on the practitioner's or pharmacist's behalf if the designees meet the eligibility criteria and to register those designees in a group designee user account. The practitioner or pharmacist is required to approve, maintain, and track the identifying information of each authorized designee in the group designee user account. Requires the division of professions and occupations (division) to solicit applications from public and private integration organizations and, on or before January 1, 2023, approve qualified integration organizations that practitioners and pharmacists may use to integrate the program with patient electronic medical records; and Subject to available funding, requires the division to implement a process whereby practitioners and pharmacists may apply for and receive reimbursement from the division for all or a portion of the costs of integrating the program with electronic medical records. $2,016,475 is appropriated from the prescription drug monitoring fund to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the division of professions and occupations. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/07/2022) | |
| Final Act (05/25/2022) | |
| Rerevised (05/09/2022) | |
| Revised (05/06/2022) | |
| Reengrossed (05/05/2022) | |
| Engrossed (05/04/2022) | |
| Introduced (01/21/2022) | |
| PA3 (05/06/2022) | |
| PA2 (05/04/2022) | |
| PA1 (02/17/2022) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (05/03/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (05/06/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/10/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (03/10/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (05/06/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (07/12/2022) |
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