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HB1173

Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Todd Pillion (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Limits on prescription of controlled substances containing opioids.

Eliminates the surgical or invasive procedure treatment exception to the requirement that a prescriber request certain information from the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) when initiating a new course of treatment that includes prescribing opioids for a human patient to last more than seven days. Under current law, a prescriber is not required to request certain information from the PMP for opioid prescriptions of up to 14 days to a patient as part of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 632. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103269D
  • 01/10/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/12/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1173)
  • 01/18/2018 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
  • 01/25/2018 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 01/30/2018 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/15/2018 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/16/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1173ER)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1173ER)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)