Bill Text: IA HF728 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to controlled substances, including amending information collection and reporting requirements under the Iowa prescription monitoring program, amending the controlled substance schedules, removing certain references to marijuana, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 140.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-18 - Withdrawn. H.J. 922. [HF728 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HF728-Introduced.html
House File 728 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 728 BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 140) A BILL FOR An Act relating to controlled substances, including amending 1 information collection and reporting requirements under 2 the Iowa prescription monitoring program, amending the 3 controlled substance schedules, removing certain references 4 to marijuana, making penalties applicable, and including 5 effective date provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 1186HV (4) 88 ss/rh
H.F. 728 DIVISION I 1 IOWA PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM INFORMATION 2 Section 1. Section 124.201A, subsection 1, Code 2019, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. If a cannabidiol or nabiximols investigational product 5 approved as a prescription drug medication by the United States 6 food and drug administration is eliminated from or revised in 7 the federal schedule of controlled substances by the federal 8 drug enforcement agency and notice of the elimination or 9 revision is given to the board, the board shall similarly 10 eliminate or revise the prescription drug medication in the 11 schedule of controlled substances under this chapter . Such 12 action by the board shall be immediately effective upon the 13 date of publication of the final regulation containing the 14 elimination or revision in the federal register. 15 Sec. 2. Section 124.554, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 16 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows: 17 Beginning January February 1, 2007 2020 , and annually by 18 January February 1 thereafter, the board and advisory council 19 shall present to the general assembly and the governor a 20 report prepared consistent with section 124.555, subsection 3 , 21 paragraph “d” , which shall include but not be limited to the 22 following: 23 DIVISION II 24 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULES 25 Sec. 3. Section 124.204, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 26 by adding the following new paragraph: 27 NEW PARAGRAPH . be. MT-45 (1-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2- 28 diphenylethyl)piperazine). 29 Sec. 4. Section 124.204, subsection 4, paragraph m, Code 30 2019, is amended to read as follows: 31 m. Marijuana , except as otherwise provided by rules of the 32 board for medicinal purposes . 33 Sec. 5. Section 124.204, subsection 4, paragraph u, 34 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as 35 -1- LSB 1186HV (4) 88 ss/rh 1/ 6
H.F. 728 follows: 1 Tetrahydrocannabinols, except as otherwise provided 2 by rules of the board for medicinal purposes, meaning 3 tetrahydrocannabinols naturally contained in a plant of 4 the genus Cannabis (Cannabis plant) as well as synthetic 5 equivalents of the substances contained in the Cannabis plant, 6 or in the resinous extractives of such plant, and synthetic 7 substances, derivatives, and their isomers with similar 8 chemical structure and pharmacological activity to those 9 substances contained in the plant, such as the following: 10 Sec. 6. Section 124.204, subsection 6, paragraph i, Code 11 2019, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 12 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (27) 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2- 13 (ethylamino)-pentan-1-one. Other names: N-ethylpentylone or 14 ephylone. 15 Sec. 7. Section 124.204, subsection 7, Code 2019, is amended 16 by striking the subsection. 17 Sec. 8. Section 124.204, subsection 9, Code 2019, is amended 18 by adding the following new paragraphs: 19 NEW PARAGRAPH . af. N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N- 20 phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide, its isomers, esters, ethers, 21 salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. Other name: 22 cyclopropyl fentanyl. 23 NEW PARAGRAPH . ag. N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N- 24 phenylpentanamide, its isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts 25 of isomers, esters and ethers. Other name: valeryl fentanyl. 26 NEW PARAGRAPH . ah. N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1- 27 phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)butyramide, its isomers, esters, 28 ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. Other 29 name: para-fluorobutyryl fentanyl. 30 NEW PARAGRAPH . ai. N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N- 31 (1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)butryamide, its isomers, esters, 32 ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. Other 33 name: para-methyoxybutyryl fentanyl. 34 NEW PARAGRAPH . aj. N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(1- 35 -2- LSB 1186HV (4) 88 ss/rh 2/ 6
H.F. 728 phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)isobutryramide, its isomers, esters, 1 ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. Other 2 name: para-chloroisobutyryl fentanyl. 3 NEW PARAGRAPH . ak. N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)- 4 N-phenylisobutyramide, its isomers, esters, ethers, salts and 5 salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. Other name: isobutyryl 6 fentanyl. 7 NEW PARAGRAPH . al. N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)- 8 N-phenylcyclopentanecarboxamide, its isomers, esters, ethers, 9 salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. Other name: 10 cyclopentyl fentanyl. 11 NEW PARAGRAPH . am. N-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-methoxy-N- 12 (1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)acetamide, its isomers, esters, 13 ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. Other 14 name: ocfentanil. 15 NEW PARAGRAPH . an. Fentanyl-related substances, their 16 isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters 17 and ethers. “Fentanyl-related substance” means any substance 18 not otherwise listed under this schedule or another schedule, 19 and for which no exemption or approval is in effect under 20 section 505 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that 21 is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the 22 following modifications: 23 (1) Replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group 24 by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on 25 the monocycle. 26 (2) Substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, 27 alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro 28 groups. 29 (3) Substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, 30 alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, 31 amino, or nitro groups. 32 (4) Replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic 33 monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the 34 aromatic monocycle. 35 -3- LSB 1186HV (4) 88 ss/rh 3/ 6
H.F. 728 (5) Replacement of the N -propionyl group by another acyl 1 group. 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . ao. Naphthalen-1-yl 1-(5-fluoropentyl)- 3 1 H -indole-3-carboxylate. Other names: NM2201 or CBL2201. 4 NEW PARAGRAPH . ap. N -(1-amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutan- 5 2-yl)-1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1 H -indazole-3-carboxamide. Other 6 name: 5F-AB-PINACA. 7 NEW PARAGRAPH . aq. 1-(4-cyanobutyl)- N -(2-phenylpropan- 8 2-yl)-1 H -indazole-3-carboxamide. Other names: 9 4-CN-CUMYL-BUTINACA, 4-cyano-CUMYL-BUTINACA, 4-CN-CUMYL 10 BINACA, CUMYL-4CN-BINACA, or SGT-78. 11 NEW PARAGRAPH . ar. Methyl 2-(1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1 H - 12 indole-3-carboxamido)-3-methylbutanoate. Other names: 13 MMB-CHMICA or AMB-CHMICA. 14 NEW PARAGRAPH . as. 1-(5-fluoropentyl)- N -(2- 15 phenylpropan-2-yl)-1 H -pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carboxamide. 16 Other name: 5F-CUMYL-P7AICA. 17 Sec. 9. Section 124.206, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code 18 2019, is amended by striking the paragraph. 19 Sec. 10. Section 124.208, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 20 2019, is amended to read as follows: 21 c. Any substance which contains any quantity of a derivative 22 of barbituric acid or any salt thereof including but not 23 limited to Fioricet . 24 Sec. 11. Section 124.212, Code 2019, is amended by adding 25 the following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. Approved cannabidiol drugs. A drug 27 product in finished dosage formulation that 28 has been approved by the United States food and 29 drug administration that contains cannabidiol 30 (2-[1R-3-methyl-6R-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5- 31 pentyl-1,3-benzenediol) derived from cannabis and no more than 32 0.1 percent (w/w) residual tetrahydrocannabinols. 33 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 34 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 35 -4- LSB 1186HV (4) 88 ss/rh 4/ 6
H.F. 728 DIVISION III 1 PHARMACEUTICAL COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL PROGRAM 2 Sec. 13. Section 155A.43, Code 2019, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 155A.43 Pharmaceutical collection and disposal program —— 5 annual allocation. 6 1. Of the fees collected by the board pursuant to sections 7 124.301 and 147.80 and this chapter , and retained by the board 8 pursuant to section 147.82 , the board may annually allocate a 9 sum deemed by the board to be adequate for administering the 10 pharmaceutical collection and disposal program. The program 11 shall provide for the management and disposal of unused, 12 excess, and expired pharmaceuticals, including the management 13 and disposal of controlled substances pursuant to state and 14 federal regulations. The board may contract with one or more 15 vendors for the provision of supplies and services to manage 16 and maintain the program and to safely and appropriately 17 dispose of pharmaceuticals collected through the program. 18 2. A person shall not be required to participate in the 19 pharmaceutical collection and disposal program or pay any 20 tax, fee, assessment, or other charge for the purpose of 21 administering a pharmaceutical collection and disposal program. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 DIVISION I —— CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES —— IOWA PRESCRIPTION 26 MONITORING PROGRAM INFORMATION REPORTING. This division 27 provides that if a nabiximols investigational product approved 28 as a prescription drug medication by the United States food 29 and drug administration is eliminated from or revised in the 30 federal schedule of controlled substances by the federal drug 31 enforcement agency and notice of the elimination or revision 32 is given to the board of pharmacy, the board shall similarly 33 eliminate or revise the prescription drug medication in the 34 schedule of controlled substances under Code chapter 124. Such 35 -5- LSB 1186HV (4) 88 ss/rh 5/ 6
H.F. 728 action by the board shall be immediately effective upon the 1 date of publication of the final regulation containing the 2 elimination or revision in the federal register. The board is 3 required to adopt rules and may adopt emergency rules which 4 shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date 5 is specified in the rules. 6 The division changes the due date for the annual Iowa 7 prescription monitoring program report submitted by the board 8 of pharmacy and the advisory council created pursuant to Code 9 section 124.555 to the governor and legislature from January 1 10 to February 1. 11 DIVISION II —— CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULES. This 12 division adds one opioid analgesic, one synthetic cathinone, 13 five synthetic cannabinoids, and nine synthetic opioids 14 to schedule I of the Act, and any FDA-approved products 15 containing cannabidiol that contain no more than 0.1 percent 16 tetrahydrocannabinols to schedule V of the Act. 17 The division designates all products which contain 18 derivatives of barbituric acid (butalbital) as schedule III 19 controlled substances under the Act, subject to reporting to 20 the PMP. 21 The division strikes language referring to medical marijuana 22 programs of the board of pharmacy. 23 The division becomes effective upon enactment. 24 DIVISION III —— PHARMACEUTICAL COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL 25 PROGRAM. This division provides that a person cannot 26 be required to participate in or pay any fee for the 27 pharmaceutical collection and disposal program. 28 -6- LSB 1186HV (4) 88 ss/rh 6/ 6
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