WV HB4428 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-13 - Chapter 183, Acts, Regular Session, 2016
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-13 - Chapter 183, Acts, Regular Session, 2016
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to permit an oral pharmaceutical certified licensee, certified optometrist, to prescribe hydrocodone and hydrocodone containing drugs, for a duration of no more than three days.
Title
Clarifying that optometrists may continue to exercise the same prescriptive authority which they possessed prior to hydrocodone being reclassified
Sponsors
| Del. Eric Householder [R] | Del. Larry Faircloth [R] | Del. Ralph Rodighiero [D] | Del. Denise Campbell [D] |
| Del. David Perry [D] | Del. Brad White [R] |
Roll Calls
2016-03-12 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 489) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 290) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 290) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | House | Chapter 183, Acts, Regular Session, 2016 |
| 2016-03-15 | Senate | Approved by Governor 4/1/16 - Senate Journal |
| 2016-03-15 | House | Approved by Governor 4/1/2016 - House Journal |
| 2016-04-01 | House | Approved by Governor 4/1/2016 |
| 2016-03-23 | House | To Governor 3/23/16 |
| 2016-03-15 | House | To Governor 3/23/16 - House Journal |
| 2016-03-15 | Senate | To Governor 3/23/16 - Senate Journal |
| 2016-03-12 | Senate | Completed legislative action |
| 2016-03-12 | Senate | Communicated to House |
| 2016-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 489) |
| 2016-03-12 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2016-03-12 | Senate | On 3rd reading |
| 2016-03-11 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2016-03-11 | Senate | On 2nd reading |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Read 1st time |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Immediate consideration |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Reported do pass |
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | House Message received |
| 2016-03-01 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2016-03-01 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 290) |
| 2016-03-01 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2016-03-01 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2016-02-29 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2016-02-27 | House | Read 1st time |
| 2016-02-27 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2016-02-26 | House | 2nd reference dispensed |
| 2016-02-26 | House | Do pass |
| 2016-02-08 | House | To House Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2016-02-08 | House | To Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Health and Human Resources |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 8 | 9 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
