DE SB278 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Enrolled on June 27 2012 - 75% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-28 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Pending: House Health & Human Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on June 27 2012 - 75% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-28 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Pending: House Health & Human Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
Section 1 creates the Controlled Substance Advisory Committee, a designee/recommending body that previously existed only in regulation; makes numerous grammatical corrections; makes uniform the language pertaining to the Secretary’s duty to the public interest; codifies requirements applicants must meet before they are issued a controlled substance registration; adds discipline of one’s professional license as a basis to have a controlled substance registration denied or disciplined; limits the Secretary’s power to issue a rule to show cause order to those instances in which a registrant no longer meets the requirements for registration or has failed to complete mandatory continued education; increases the Secretary’s power to fine from $500 to $1,000 per offense; clarifies that all hearings contemplated by this Subchapter are governed by the APA; and revamps the Secretary’s power to temporarily suspend a controlled substance registration to create a process akin to that used by the Board of Medical Licensure & Discipline. Section 2 corrects 4798 (b)(9)(c) by deleting the word “prescribes” and replacing it with “dispenses”. Section 2 of this bill also creates a new requirement that dispensers check the patient utilization report for the past 12 months of any patient that the dispenser has a reasonable belief may be seeking controlled substances for any non-medical reason. This provision was inadvertently omitted from the initial bill creating the Prescription Monitoring Program.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulation Of The Manufacture, Distribution And Dispensing Of Controlled Substances, And The Delaware Prescription Monitoring Program.
Sponsors
| Sen. Brian Bushweller [D] | Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D] | Sen. Margaret Henry [D] | Rep. John Mitchell [D] |
| Sen. Gary Simpson [R] | Sen. Liane Sorenson [R] |
Roll Calls
2012-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-28 | Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House | |
| 2012-06-27 | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2012-06-27 | Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2012-06-27 | Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate | |
| 2012-06-27 | Necessary rules are suspended in Senate | |
| 2012-06-26 | Laid On Table in Senate |
