Bill Text: GA HB1069 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Pharmacists and pharmacies; revise definition of security paper

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-27 - Senate Tabled [HB1069 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1069-Comm_Sub.html

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12 LC 33 4676S

House Bill 1069 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)

By: Representatives Weldon of the 3rd, Harden of the 147th, Holt of the 112th, Dollar of the 45th, Taylor of the 79th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to revise the definition of "security paper"; to revise a requirement relating to a seal; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding pharmacists and pharmacies, is amended by revising paragraph (38.5) of Code Section 26-4-5, relating to definitions, as follows:

"(38.5) 'Security paper' means:

(A) A a prescription pad or paper that has been approved by the board for use and contains the following characteristics:

(A)(i) One or more industry recognized features designed to prevent unauthorized copying of a completed or blank prescription form;

(B)(ii) One or more industry recognized features designed to prevent the erasure or modification of information written on the prescription form by the practitioner; and

(C)(iii) One or more industry recognized features designed to prevent the use of counterfeit prescription forms.

Where security paper is in the form of a prescription pad, each pad shall bear an identifying lot number, and each piece of paper in the pad shall be numbered sequentially beginning with the number one; or

(B) A prescription pad or paper that has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services."

SECTION 2.

Said article is further amended by revising subsections (c) and (f) of Code Section 26-4-80.1, relating to the use of security paper for hard copy prescription drug orders, as follows:

"(c) If a hard copy of an electronic data prescription drug order for any Schedule II controlled substance is given directly to the patient, the manually signed hard copy prescription drug order must be on approved security paper approved by the board that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (38.5) of Code Section 26-4-5 or security paper that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (38.5) of Code Section 26-4-5."

"(f) The board shall create a seal of approval that confirms that security paper contains all three industry recognized characteristics required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (38.5) of Code Section 26-4-5. The seal shall be affixed to all security paper used in this state; provided, however, that security paper which meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (38.5) of Code Section 26-4-5 shall not be required to have such affixed seal."

SECTION 3.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 4.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.