WV SB437 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 10 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-10 - Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2012
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to address the growing substance abuse issues in this state. This bill addresses the regulation of opioid treatment programs in this state; updates rules for opioid treatment program facilities to require clinical guidelines, recovery models, education and training requirements for treatment facility staff and treatment limitations and requirements; requires clinical monitoring of opioid treatment programs; creates an advisory council for opioid treatment programs; addresses the licensing and oversight of chronic pain management clinics; creates the Chronic Pain Clinic Licensing Act; provides definitions; establishes requirements for ownership, licensure, operation and management of pain management clinics; establishes limitations on the dispensing of controlled substances at a pain management clinic; requires annual inspections of pain management clinics; provides for suspension or revocation of a pain management clinic license and setting forth due process requirements; provides for prohibitions on practicing at or operating a pain management clinic under certain circumstances; provides civil penalties regarding pain management clinics; requires rules for the licensure of pain management clinics; requires certain licensing boards to establish drug diversion training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances training; requires certain licensed or certified health care professionals to complete drug diversion training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances training; requires a valid practitioner-patient relationship to exist prior to compounding or dispensing prescriptions; defines valid practitioner-patient relationship; requires certain persons to submit information to the controlled substances reporting system within twenty-four hours; requires additional information to be submitted to the controlled substances reporting system; clarifies that reporting is required for certain amounts of drugs dispensed to patients; provides certain requirements and training for law-enforcement officials in order to access the controlled substance monitoring database; permits the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program Database Review Committee to query the substance monitoring database; requires the Board of Pharmacy to review the substance monitoring system in order to issue certain reports; permits the Board of Pharmacy to share certain information contained in the substance monitoring system with the Department of Health and Human Resources; requires the Board of Pharmacy to establish an advisory committee; outlines the advisory committees scope and duties; requires the Board of Pharmacy to create a Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database Review Committee; outlines the review committees scope, powers and duties; requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate certain legislative rules; permits prescribing practitioners to notify law enforcement of certain violations with immunity; establishes a felony offense and penalties for unauthorized access, use or disclosure of information contained in the substance monitoring database; requires the Board of Pharmacy to provide annual reports to the Legislature; defines and removing definitions in the Methamphetamine Laboratory Eradication Act; establishes restrictions on the sale, transfer, or dispensing of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine by pharmacies; establishes criminal penalties for purchasing, receiving, or possessing certain quantities of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine; establishes criminal penalties for pharmacies, wholesalers or other entities which sell, transfers or dispense a product under certain circumstances; amends the restrictions on the sale, transfer or delivery of certain designated precursors to the manufacture of methamphetamine or other controlled substances; requires certain processing requirements of pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians; establishes use and requirements of the Multi-State Real-Time Tracking System; requires pharmacies and retail establishments to electronically submit certain information to the Multi-State Real-Time Tracking System; requires pharmacies and retail establishments to stop pending sales under certain circumstances; limits liability of retailers utilizing the Multi-State Real-Time Tracking System under certain circumstances; requires pharmacies or retail establishments to maintain written logs or electronic record keeping databases under certain circumstances; provides supersession and preemption of all local laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to the sale of certain substances; amends reporting requirements and requiring real time electronic reporting of certain information; requires that reported information is subject to random and warrantless inspection by certain persons; requires the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators to forward certain records to the West Virginia State Police and provide real-time access to the Multi-State Real-Time Tracking System; and requires the chief medical officer to provide notice to the Database Review Committee in the case of a death caused by overdose.

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Title

Relating generally to substance abuse

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-10 - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendment with amendment and passed (Roll No. 56) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-10 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 455) (Y: 92 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-10 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 439) (Y: 80 N: 8 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 8) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-10 Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2012
2012-03-16 Approved by Governor 3/29/12 - House Journal
2012-03-16 Approved by Governor 3/29/12 - Senate Journal
2012-03-29 Approved by Governor 3/29/12
2012-03-16 To Governor 3/29/12 - House Journal
2012-03-16 To Governor 3/29/12 - Senate Journal
2012-03-29 To Governor 3/29/12
2012-03-10 House Message received
2012-03-10 Completed legislative action
2012-03-10 Communicated to Senate
2012-03-10 Passed House (Roll No. 455)
2012-03-10 House concurred in Senate title amendment
2012-03-10 House received Senate message
2012-03-10 Communicated to House
2012-03-10 Senate concurred in House amendment with amendment and passed (Roll No. 56)
2012-03-10 House Message received
2012-03-10 Communicated to Senate
2012-03-10 Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2012-03-10 Passed House (Roll No. 439)
2012-03-10 Read 3rd time
2012-03-10 Amended on 3rd reading
2012-03-10 Amendment reported by the Clerk
2012-03-10 Reported by the Clerk
2012-03-10 Deferred
2012-03-10 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2012-03-09 Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2012-03-09 Read 2nd time
2012-03-09 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2012-03-08 Read 1st time
2012-03-08 From House Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
2012-03-07 With amendment, do pass
2012-03-05 To House Judiciary
2012-03-05 With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2012-02-29 To House Health and Human Resources
2012-02-29 To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2012-02-29 Introduced in House
2012-02-29 Ordered to House
2012-02-29 Passed Senate (Roll No. 8)
2012-02-29 Read 3rd time
2012-02-29 On 3rd reading
2012-02-28 Read 2nd time
2012-02-28 On 2nd reading
2012-02-27 Read 1st time
2012-02-27 Immediate consideration
2012-02-27 On 1st reading
2012-02-27 Committee substitute reported
2012-02-22 On 2nd reading to Finance
2012-02-22 Motion
2012-02-22 Read 1st time
2012-02-22 Immediate consideration
2012-02-22 On 1st reading
2012-02-22 Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
2012-02-17 To Judiciary
2012-02-17 Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
2012-01-27 To Health and Human Resources
2012-01-27 Introduced in Senate
2012-01-27 To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2012-01-27 Filed for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB4336 (Same As) 2012-01-27 - To House Health and Human Resources

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
16119New CodeSee Bill Text
1614Amended CodeCitation Text
165H1New CodeSee Bill Text
165H10New CodeSee Bill Text
165H2New CodeSee Bill Text
165H3New CodeSee Bill Text
165H4New CodeSee Bill Text
165H5New CodeSee Bill Text
165H6New CodeSee Bill Text
165H7New CodeSee Bill Text
165H8New CodeSee Bill Text
165H9New CodeSee Bill Text
3017aAmended CodeCitation Text
3053Amended CodeCitation Text
60A1011Amended CodeCitation Text
60A1016New CodeSee Bill Text
60A103Amended CodeCitation Text
60A104Amended CodeCitation Text
60A105Amended CodeCitation Text
60A107Amended CodeCitation Text
60A108Amended CodeCitation Text
60A3308Amended CodeCitation Text
60A93Amended CodeCitation Text
60A94Amended CodeCitation Text
60A94aNew CodeSee Bill Text
60A95Amended CodeCitation Text
60A95aNew CodeSee Bill Text
60A97Amended CodeCitation Text
60A98New CodeSee Bill Text
611210Amended CodeCitation Text

West Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=437&year=2012&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb437%20intr.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=437
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB437%20SUB1.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=437
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB437%20SUB2.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=437
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb437%20sub3.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=437
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb437%20sub3%20enr.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=437
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2012/RS/votes/senate/02290008.pdf
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2012/RS/votes/house/00439.pdf
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2012/RS/votes/house/00455.pdf
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2012/RS/votes/senate/03100056.pdf

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