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HOUSE BILL 525

CHAPTER NUMBER: 276
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1287/06 - HGO

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley

Entitled:
Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study

Synopsis:

Establishing an Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Council to study the establishment of a prescription drug monitoring program; requiring the Council to make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene for establishing a prescription drug monitoring program that electronically collects and stores data concerning monitored prescription drugs; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/30
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
3/25
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 276

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Substance Abuse
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Disclosure
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Electronic Government
Federal Government
Grants
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Patients
Penalties
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Substance Abuse
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 21-2A-01 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 486782/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 10:58 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 853720/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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