Controlled Substances

State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Pharmaceutical Product Amendments [SB-219]
Pharmaceutical Product Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edward Redd Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, clarifies that industrial hemp's constituent chemical compounds, cannabinoids, and terpenes other than delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are not controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 26. [SB-979]
As introduced, clarifies that industrial hemp's constituent chemical compounds, cannabinoids, and terpenes other than delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are not controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 26.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Niceley Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/14/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, requires the commissioner of health to revise the recommended treatment guidelines for prescribing opioids to reflect specialty specific guidelines for board certified specialty physicians by September 30, 2017 and annually thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1. [HB-956]
As introduced, requires the commissioner of health to revise the recommended treatment guidelines for prescribing opioids to reflect specialty specific guidelines for board certified specialty physicians by September 30, 2017 and annually thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Craig Fitzhugh Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Health Subcommittee Of Health Committee on 01/17/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, clarifies that industrial hemp's constituent chemical compounds, cannabinoids, and terpenes other than delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are not controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 26. [HB-1115]
As introduced, clarifies that industrial hemp's constituent chemical compounds, cannabinoids, and terpenes other than delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are not controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 26.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Butt Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee Of Criminal Justice Committee on 03/14/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Cannabinoid Product Act [SB-211]
Cannabinoid Product Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Daw Senate/ Filed In Senate File For Bills Not Passed on 03/09/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty. [HB-1928]
Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, which constitutes second degree murder and is punishable by confinement of not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the killing of another involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance to another and (i) such other person's death results from his use of the controlled substance and (ii) the controlled substance is the proximate cause of his death. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, removes from the definition of marijuana the requirement that an institution of higher education be certified by the drug enforcement agency to work with low-cannabidiol cannabis oil. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402 and Chapter 936 of the Public Acts of 2014. [HB-936]
As introduced, removes from the definition of marijuana the requirement that an institution of higher education be certified by the drug enforcement agency to work with low-cannabidiol cannabis oil. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402 and Chapter 936 of the Public Acts of 2014.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Miller Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee Of Education Administration & Planning on 03/28/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Prescription drug order; requirements for shipping Schedule VI controlled substances. [HB-1956]
Delivery of prescription drug order; shipping Schedule VI controlled substances. Clarifies requirements related to delivery of prescription drug orders, including delivery of such orders by mail, common carrier, or delivery service, and requires the Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations for the delivery of prescription orders by mail, common carrier, or delivery service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, makes various changes and additions to law concerning opioids; creates task force with duty to promulgate rules that create a uniform minimum disciplinary action that will apply to any healthcare practitioner who treats a human patient with an opioid and that healthcare practitioner's licensing board or agency finds that the healthcare practitioner engaged in a significant deviation or pattern of deviation from sound medical judgment; requires comptroller to conduct certain studies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. [SB-777]
As enacted, makes various changes and additions to law concerning opioids; creates task force with duty to promulgate rules that create a uniform minimum disciplinary action that will apply to any healthcare practitioner who treats a human patient with an opioid and that healthcare practitioner's licensing board or agency finds that the healthcare practitioner engaged in a significant deviation or pattern of deviation from sound medical judgment; requires comptroller to conduct certain studies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 49; Title 53; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ken Yager Pub. Ch. 978 on 05/23/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, requires court clerks to forward, within six weeks instead of 45 days, information to the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding convictions of persons to be included on the drug offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 56; Title 67 and Title 68. [SB-803]
As introduced, requires court clerks to forward, within six weeks instead of 45 days, information to the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding convictions of persons to be included on the drug offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 56; Title 67 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Steven Dickerson Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/21/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, requires that any person treated for a drug-related overdose with an opioid antagonist by a first responder be taken to a medical facility by emergency medical services for evaluation, unless the person is competent to refuse medical treatment and chooses to refuse treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1. [SB-669]
As enacted, requires that any person treated for a drug-related overdose with an opioid antagonist by a first responder be taken to a medical facility by emergency medical services for evaluation, unless the person is competent to refuse medical treatment and chooses to refuse treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Briggs Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 484 on 06/14/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

In utero exposure to a controlled substance; departments of social services to collect information. [HB-1786]
In utero exposure to a controlled substance. Requires local departments of social services to collect information during a family assessment to determine whether the mother of a child who was exposed in utero to a controlled substance sought substance abuse counseling or treatment prior to the child's birth. The bill requires mandated reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect to make a report if a finding is made by a health care provider (i) within six weeks following a child's birth that the child was born affected by substance abuse or experiencing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Bell Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0176) on 02/23/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc. [HB-1799]
Board of Pharmacy to deschedule or reschedule controlled substances. Authorizes the Board of Pharmacy (Board) to designate, deschedule, or reschedule as a controlled substance any substance 30 days after publication in the Federal Register of a final or interim final order or rule designating such substance as a controlled substance or descheduling or rescheduling such substance. Under current law, the Board may act 120 days from such publication date. The bill also provides that a person is immune from prosecution for prescribing, administering, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0416) on 03/13/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

In utero exposure to a controlled substance; departments of social services to collect information. [SB-1086]
In utero exposure to a controlled substance. Requires local departments of social services to collect information during a family assessment to determine whether the mother of a child who was exposed in utero to a controlled substance sought substance abuse counseling or treatment prior to the child's birth. The bill requires mandated reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect to make a report if a finding is made by a health care provider (i) within six weeks following a child's birth that the child was born affected by substance abuse or experiencing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Wexton Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0428) on 03/13/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, makes various changes and additions to law concerning opioids; creates task force with duty to promulgate rules that create a uniform minimum disciplinary action that will apply to any healthcare practitioner who treats a human patient with an opioid and that healthcare practitioner's licensing board or agency finds that the healthcare practitioner engaged in a significant deviation or pattern of deviation from sound medical judgment; requires comptroller to conduct certain studies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. [HB-717]
As enacted, makes various changes and additions to law concerning opioids; creates task force with duty to promulgate rules that create a uniform minimum disciplinary action that will apply to any healthcare practitioner who treats a human patient with an opioid and that healthcare practitioner's licensing board or agency finds that the healthcare practitioner engaged in a significant deviation or pattern of deviation from sound medical judgment; requires comptroller to conduct certain studies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 49; Title 53; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jimmy Eldridge Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 978 on 05/23/2018

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances. [HB-1767]
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: Rep. Robert Bell Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0110) on 02/21/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, requires court clerks to forward, within six weeks instead of 45 days, information to the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding convictions of persons to be included on the drug offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 56; Title 67 and Title 68. [HB-495]
As introduced, requires court clerks to forward, within six weeks instead of 45 days, information to the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding convictions of persons to be included on the drug offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 56; Title 67 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Martin Daniel Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee Of Criminal Justice Committee on 03/14/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances. [SB-1009]
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 Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0058) on 02/20/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Emergency Administration of Epinephrine Amendments [SB-108]
Emergency Administration of Epinephrine Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edward Redd Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/17/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty. [HB-1616]
Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, which constitutes second degree murder and is punishable by confinement of not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the killing of another involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance to another and (i) such other person's death results from his use of the controlled substance and (ii) the controlled substance is the proximate cause of his death. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter Failed To Pass on 02/25/2017

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