VA HB293 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0406)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of prescribers of opioids. Requires a prescriber to obtain information from the Prescription Monitoring Program at the time of initiating a new course of treatment that includes the prescribing of opioids anticipated to last more than 14 consecutive days. Currently, a prescriber must request such information when a course of treatment is expected to last 90 days. The bill also eliminates the requirement that a prescriber request information about a patient from the Prescription Monitoring Program when prescribing benzodiazepine; allows a prescriber to delegate the duty to request information from the Prescription Monitoring Program to another licensed, registered, or certified health care provider who is employed at the same facility under the direct supervision of the prescriber or dispenser who has routine access to confidential patient data and has signed a patient data confidentiality agreement; and creates an exemption from the requirement that a prescriber check the Prescription Monitoring Program for cases in which (i) the opioid is prescribed to a patient currently receiving hospice or palliative care; (ii) the opioid is prescribed to a patient as part of treatment for a surgical procedure, provided that such prescription is not refillable; (iii) the opioid is prescribed to a patient during an inpatient hospital admission or at discharge; (iv) the opioid is prescribed to a patient in a nursing home or a patient in an assisted living facility that uses a sole source pharmacy; (v) the Prescription Monitoring Program is not operational or available due to temporary technological or electrical failure or natural disaster; or (vi) the prescriber is unable to access the Prescription Monitoring Program due to emergency or disaster and documents such circumstances in the patient's medical record. The bill requires the Director of the Department of Health Professions to report to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health on utilization of the Prescription Monitoring Program and any impact on the prescribing of opioids. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2019.

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Title

Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of prescribers of benzodiazepine or opiates.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0406)
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406)
2016-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-07 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-07HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
2016-03-05SenateSigned by President
2016-03-02HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-02HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB293ER)
2016-03-02HouseEnrolled
2016-02-29SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenateRead third time
2016-02-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-25SenateReported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-02-15SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-12HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-12HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE(99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-11HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB293H1
2016-02-11HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 16104495D-H1
2016-02-11HouseRead second time
2016-02-10HouseRead first time
2016-02-09HouseCommittee substitute printed 16104495D-H1
2016-02-09HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
2016-01-14HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2016-01-04HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2016-01-04HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102476D

Same As/Similar To

SB513 (Same As) 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412522.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB293
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB293+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB293H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB293ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0407+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0406+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1201V0012+HB0293
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H12V0080+HB0293
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0455+HB0293
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S04V0174+HB0293
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0676HB0293+HB0293
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0693HB0293+HB0293
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0716HB0293+HB0293
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0717HB0293+HB0293

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