Bill Text: CT HB05102 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Prescribing Of Opiates To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-five In Certain Situations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-07 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [HB05102 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05102-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5102
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 250
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. TWEEDIE, 13th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRESCRIBING OF OPIATES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 21a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the prescribing of opiates to any person under the age of twenty-five, except when opiates are to be administered to such person solely during inpatient treatment within a hospital.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent the prescribing of opiates to certain persons in certain situations.