Bill Summary

SB 8 Controlled Substances (2018 Session)
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Sponsors
by Benacquisto Co Sponsors: Bean, Passidomo, Perry, Stargel, Young CS Sponsors: Health Policy
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Summary
Controlled Substances; Prohibiting managed care plans and their fiscal agents or intermediaries from imposing certain requirements or conditions on recipients as a prerequisite to receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services to treat substance abuse disorders; authorizing certain boards to require practitioners to complete a specified board-approved continuing education course to obtain authorization to prescribe controlled substances as part of biennial license renewal; authorizing disciplinary action against practitioners for violating specified provisions relating to controlled substances; prohibiting the dispensing of certain controlled substances in an amount that exceeds a 3-day supply or a medically necessary 7-day supply if certain criteria are met, etc. APPROPRIATION: $53,555,360.00 Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018
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committees of reference
   S Health Policy
   S Appropriations
   S Rules
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Actions
10/23/17
SENATE
Filed
10/25/17
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules
01/05/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 01/10/18, 9:00 am, 412 K
01/10/18
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Discussed/Workshopped by Health Policy
01/11/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 01/16/18, 4:00 pm, 412 K
01/16/18
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/18/18
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/19/18
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
01/19/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 01/24/18, 2:00 pm, 412 K
01/24/18
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/25/18
SENATE
Now in Rules
01/29/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/01/18, 11:30 am, 110 S
02/01/18
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Temporarily postponed by Rules
02/02/18
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On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/07/18, 4:00 pm, 110 S
02/07/18
SENATE
Temporarily postponed by Rules
02/12/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/15/18, 10:00 am, 110 S
02/15/18
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/15/18
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/02/18
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/2018
03/06/18
SENATE
Retained on Special Order Calendar
03/07/18
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Read Second Time; Amendments Withdrawn (361394, 346902); Substituted for HB 0021; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0021
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bill text & filed amendments
0008
Filed on 10/23/17
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Amendment 194134 DE
Benacquisto
Filed on 01/12/18
Replaced by CS
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0008C1
Filed on 01/18/18
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Amendment 346902
Rouson
Filed on 03/06/18
Withdrawn on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 361394
Rader
Filed on 03/06/18
Withdrawn on 2nd Reading
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Statute Citations
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