HB 1336

Abstract

Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensed by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; nursing homes; dispensing and administration of drugs; emergency. Permits facilities licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services that provide crisis stabilization services to maintain a stock of Schedules II through VI controlled substances necessary for immediate treatment of patients admitted to such facility. Under current law, maintenance of a stock of Schedule VI controlled substances is allowed under certain conditions, but a stock of Schedules II through V controlled substances may be maintained only if authorized by federal law and Board of Pharmacy regulations. The bill also allows automated drug dispensing systems and remote dispensing systems to be used by state facilities established pursuant to Title 37.2 (Behavioral Health and Developmental Services), facilities that provide crisis stabilization services, nursing homes, and other facilities authorized by the Board of Pharmacy that meet certain conditions. The bill contains an emergency clause, directs the Board of Pharmacy to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill, incorporates HB 1038, and is identical to SB 568.

Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensedby Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; nursinghomes; dispensing and administration of drugs; emergency. Permitsfacilities licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices that provide crisis stabilization services to maintain astock of Schedules II through VI controlled substances necessaryfor immediate treatment of patients admitted to such facility. Undercurrent law, maintenance of a stock of Schedule VI controlled substancesis allowed under certain conditions, but a stock of Schedules II through V controlled substances may be maintained only if authorizedby federal law and Board of Pharmacy regulations. The bill alsoallows automated drug dispensing systems and remote dispensing systemsto be used by state facilities established pursuant to Title 37.2(Behavioral Health and Developmental Services), facilities that providecrisis stabilization services, nursing homes, and other facilitiesauthorized by the Board of Pharmacy that meet certain conditions.The bill contains an emergency clause and directs the Board of Pharmacyto adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of thebill.