Bill Text: IA SSB1015 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the Iowa information program for drug prescribing and dispensing.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-01-15 - Human Resources: Wilhelm Chair,Quirmbach, and Segebart. [SSB1015 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB1015-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1015
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
HEALTH/BOARD
OF
MEDICINE
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
Iowa
information
program
for
drug
1
prescribing
and
dispensing.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.553,
subsection
6,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
6.
a.
Nothing
in
this
section
shall
require
a
A
pharmacist
3
or
prescribing
practitioner
to
shall
obtain
information
about
4
a
patient
from
the
program
before
prescribing
or
renewing
5
a
prescription
for
a
controlled
substance
or
filling
a
6
prescription
for
a
controlled
substance
if
the
pharmacist
or
7
prescribing
practitioner
believes
or
has
reason
to
believe
that
8
a
patient
is
at
risk
of
controlled
substance
diversion,
misuse,
9
or
abuse
.
The
licensing
board
of
a
pharmacist
or
prescribing
10
practitioner
may
adopt
rules
to
implement
this
subsection.
11
b.
A
pharmacist
or
prescribing
practitioner
does
not
have
12
a
duty
and
acting
reasonably
and
in
good
faith
shall
not
be
13
held
liable
in
damages
to
any
person
in
any
civil
or
derivative
14
criminal
or
administrative
action
for
injury,
death,
or
loss
15
to
person
or
property
on
the
basis
that
the
pharmacist
or
16
prescribing
practitioner
did
or
did
not
seek
or
obtain
or
use
17
information
from
the
program.
A
pharmacist
or
prescribing
18
practitioner
acting
reasonably
and
in
good
faith
is
immune
from
19
any
civil,
criminal,
or
administrative
liability
that
might
20
otherwise
be
incurred
or
imposed
for
requesting
or
receiving
or
21
using
information
from
the
program.
22
EXPLANATION
23
This
bill
relates
to
the
information
program
for
drug
24
prescribing
and
dispensing
(Iowa
prescription
monitoring
25
program).
26
The
bill
requires
a
pharmacist
or
prescribing
practitioner
27
to
obtain
information
about
a
patient
from
the
information
28
program
for
drug
prescribing
and
dispensing
before
prescribing
29
or
renewing
a
prescription
for
a
controlled
substance
if
the
30
pharmacist
or
prescribing
practitioner
believes
or
has
reason
31
to
believe
the
patient
is
at
risk
of
drug
diversion,
misuse,
32
or
abuse.
However,
the
bill
provides
that
a
pharmacist
or
33
prescribing
practitioner
who
acts
reasonably
and
in
good
faith
34
is
not
liable
for
damages
on
the
basis
that
the
pharmacist
or
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prescribing
practitioner
did
or
did
not
seek
information
from
1
the
program.
2
The
bill
allows
the
licensing
board
of
a
pharmacist
or
3
prescribing
practitioner
to
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
bill.
4
The
bill
also
strikes
provisions
relating
to
pharmacist
or
5
prescribing
practitioner
liability.
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