Controlled Substances

State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, classifies as second degree murder the killing of another by unlawful distribution or unlawful delivery or unlawful dispensation of fentanyl or carfentanil, when those substances alone, or in combination with any scheduled controlled substance, including controlled substance analogs, are the proximate cause of the death of the user. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210. [HB-2190] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
As enacted, classifies as second degree murder the killing of another by unlawful distribution or unlawful delivery or unlawful dispensation of fentanyl or carfentanil, when those substances alone, or in combination with any scheduled controlled substance, including controlled substance analogs, are the proximate cause of the death of the user. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Lamberth Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 995 on 05/23/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, requires health care prescribers to issue prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances electronically by July 1, 2020, with certain exceptions; establishes other provisions regarding electronic prescriptions. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68. [SB-2191] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
As enacted, requires health care prescribers to issue prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances electronically by July 1, 2020, with certain exceptions; establishes other provisions regarding electronic prescriptions. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Lundberg Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 883 on 05/08/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, increases the penalty for certain distribution or transfer criminal offenses involving fentanyl, or an equipotent amount of carfentanil, sufentanil, or the analogues of fentanyl to B felony if amount between 0.1 and 10 grams and to Class A felony if amount more than 10 grams. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. [HB-1547] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
As introduced, increases the penalty for certain distribution or transfer criminal offenses involving fentanyl, or an equipotent amount of carfentanil, sufentanil, or the analogues of fentanyl to B felony if amount between 0.1 and 10 grams and to Class A felony if amount more than 10 grams. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Butt Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee Of Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 04/18/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, permits the direct administration of buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone as a treatment for substance use disorder under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 63. [HB-2002] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
As enacted, permits the direct administration of buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone as a treatment for substance use disorder under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. JoAnne Favors Pub. Ch. 674 on 04/17/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, makes various changes to the requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and reporting of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2; Title 53 and Title 63. [HB-1831] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
As enacted, makes various changes to the requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and reporting of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2; Title 53 and Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Casada Pub. Ch. 1039 on 05/23/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, makes various changes to the requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and reporting of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2; Title 53 and Title 63. [SB-2257] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
As enacted, makes various changes to the requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and reporting of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2; Title 53 and Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Becky Massey Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 1039 on 05/23/2018

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

Controlled substances; approved medications [SB-1377] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Controlled substances; approved medications

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kate Brophy McGee Chapter 188 on 04/24/2017

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

Controlled substances prescription monitoring program [HB-2307] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Controlled substances prescription monitoring program

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Carter Chapter 61 on 03/24/2017

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

Controlled substances; definition [HB-2033] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ]
Controlled substances; definition

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Carter Chapter 53 on 03/24/2017

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

Dispensers; prescription drug monitoring [SB-1023] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Dispensers; prescription drug monitoring

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kavanagh Chapter 283 on 05/08/2017

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2017 Regular Session

Relating To Pharmacists. [HB-797] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Authorizes pharmacies to dispense controlled substances, other than Schedule II substances, without an authorization to refill a prescription under limited conditions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Lee Referred To Hlt, Cpc, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/25/2017

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2017 Regular Session

Relating To Controlled Substances. [HB-666] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Limits initial prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines to a maximum of seven consecutive days.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daynette Morikawa Referred To Hlt, Jud, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/25/2017

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2017 Regular Session

Relating To Controlled Substances. [SB-504] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Limits initial prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines to a maximum of seven consecutive days.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Laura Thielen Re-referred To Cph. on 01/31/2017

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2017 Regular Session

Amends existing law to remove mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking in controlled substances. [HB-179] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ]
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES -- Amends existing law to remove mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking in controlled substances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reported Printed And Referred To Judiciary, Rules & Administration on 02/15/2017

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2017 Regular Session

Amends existing law to revise the lists of Schedule I, III, IV, and V controlled substances. [HB-6] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Law Enforcement ]
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES -- Amends existing law to revise the lists of Schedule I, III, IV, and V controlled substances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reported Signed By Governor On February 13, 2017 Session Law Chapter 4 Effective: 02/13/2017 on 02/13/2017

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2017 Regular Session

Amends existing law to provide that opioid antagonists dispensed to humans shall be filed with the Board of Pharmacy, to provide that the board shall retain certain information for five years, to provide that pharmacists must register to access the controlled substances prescriptions database, and to revise a definition. [HB-5] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES -- Amends existing law to provide that opioid antagonists dispensed to humans shall be filed with the Board of Pharmacy, to provide that the board shall retain certain information for five years, to provide that pharmacists must register to access the controlled substances prescriptions database, and to revise a definition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reported Signed By Governor On February 16, 2017 Session Law Chapter 22 Effective: 07/01/2017 on 02/16/2017

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2017 Regular Session

Provides relative to the penalties for possession of phencyclidine [HB-78] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Provides relative to the penalties for possession of phencyclidine

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Dwight Rules Suspended. on 06/02/2017

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2017 Regular Session

Provides relative to certain substances in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law [HB-225] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Law Enforcement ]
Provides relative to certain substances in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law

  

Sponsored by: Rep. J. Kevin Pearson Effective Date: 08/01/17. on 06/12/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. [SB-1230] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application in accordance with federal regulations and is transmitted to a pharmacy as an electronic data (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0429) on 03/13/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances. [SB-1220] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Cybersecurity ]
Practice of telemedicine; prescribing. Provides that a health care practitioner who performs or has performed an appropriate examination of the patient, either physically or by the use of instrumentation and diagnostic equipment, for the purpose of establishing a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship may prescribe Schedule II through VI controlled substances to the patient, provided that the prescribing of such controlled substance is in compliance with federal requirements for the practice of telemedicine. The bill also authorizes the Board (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker Incorporated By Education And Health on 01/12/2017

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