Bill Text: CT HB05732 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Labeling Of Prescription Drug Containers Containing Opiates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-02 - Public Hearing 02/07 [HB05732 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05732-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5732
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 648
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. DE LA CRUZ, 41st Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LABELING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG CONTAINERS CONTAINING OPIATES.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require a heroin rating on the label of each container containing a prescription opiate drug.

Statement of Purpose:

To inform patients regarding the potency and possible negative consequences of taking prescription opiate drugs.