VA SB513 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)
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 opiates.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)
2016-03-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2016
2016-02-23SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/16
2016-02-23HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-02-23SenateSigned by President
2016-02-23SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB513ER)
2016-02-23SenateEnrolled
2016-02-22HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22HouseRead third time
2016-02-19HouseRead second time
2016-02-18HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
2016-02-11HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2016-02-11HouseRead first time
2016-02-11HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-02-09SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB513S2
2016-02-08SenateSubstitute by Senator Dunnavant agreed to 16105228D-S2
2016-02-08SenateReading of substitute waived
2016-02-08SenateFloor substitute printed 16105228D-S2 (Dunnavant)
2016-02-08SenateCommittee substitute rejected 16104979D-S1
2016-02-08SenateReading of substitute waived
2016-02-08SenateRead second time
2016-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-04SenateCommittee substitute printed 16104979D-S1
2016-02-04SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2016-01-13SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-01-13SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103620D

Same As/Similar To

HB293 (Same As) 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0406)

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+SB513
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB513+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB513S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB513S2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB513ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0113+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S04V0083+SB0513
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0219SB0513+SB0513
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0254SB0513+SB0513
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H12V0141+SB0513
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0763+SB0513

Bill Comments

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