House Bill #5184 (2019)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES
Requires pharmacies display warning notice regarding use of opioids/schedule II controlled substances compiled by DOH relating to overuse/misuse/mixing with other drugs/alcohol effective 9/1/19.
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2019-01-24: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
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2019-01-25: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/29/2019)
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2019-01-25: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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2019-01-28: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (01/29/2019)
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2019-02-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/05/2019)
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2019-02-05: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2019-04-05: Scheduled for consideration
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2019-04-05: Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2019)
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2019-04-09: Committee recommends passage
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2019-04-15: Placed on House Calendar (04/24/2019)
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2019-04-24: House read and passed
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2019-04-30: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
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2019-06-07: Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2019)
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2019-06-13: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
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2019-06-20: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2019)
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2019-06-21: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2019)
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2019-06-25: Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
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2019-06-26: House passed as amended in concurrence
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2019-06-26: Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
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2019-07-03: Transmitted to Governor
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2019-07-08: Signed by Governor
Changes since original draft
2019 – H 5184- 2019 – H 5184 AS AMENDED
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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS – PHARMACIES
- Introduced By: Representatives Caldwell, Craven, McNamara, Bennett, and
- Chippendale
- Date Introduced: January 24, 2019
- Referred To: House Corporations
- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5-19.1 of the General Laws entitled "Pharmacies" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 5-19.1-34. Notice of warning regarding use of schedule II controlled substances to be posted. (a) The director of the department of health shall compile a list of at least the ten (10) most prescribed drugs containing opioids and/or other schedule II controlled substances as listed in § 21-28-2.08 and forward it to the board of pharmacy which shall distribute that list to all pharmacies in the state. The list shall also contain warnings relating to the overuse, misuse and mixing of those drugs with other drugs and/or alcohol including, but not limited to, dependence, addiction or death. (b) Each pharmacy shall conspicuously display the list at or adjacent to the place in the pharmacy where prescriptions are presented for compounding and dispensing. (c) The pharmacist shall also inform the patient that the pharmacist may dispense a partial fill of the prescription if requested by the patient and the procedure for other partial fills until the full prescription is dispensed within thirty (30) days of the date on which the prescription was written.- SECTION 1. Chapter 5-19.1 of the General Laws entitled "Pharmacies" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
- 5-19.1-34. Notice of warning regarding use of schedule II controlled substances to be posted.
- (a) The director of the department of health shall compile a list of at least the ten (10) most prescribed drugs containing opioids and/or other schedule II controlled substances as listed in § 21-28-2.08 and forward it to the board of pharmacy which shall distribute that list to all pharmacies in the state. The list shall also contain warnings relating to the overuse, misuse and mixing of those drugs with other drugs, specifically benzodiazepines, and/or alcohol including, but not limited to, dependence, addiction or death.
- (b) Each pharmacy shall conspicuously display the list at or adjacent to the place in the pharmacy where prescriptions are presented for compounding and dispensing.
- (c) The pharmacist shall also inform the patient that the pharmacist may dispense a partial fill of the prescription if requested by the patient and the procedure for other partial fills until the full prescription is dispensed within thirty (30) days of the date on which the prescription was written.
- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on September 1, 2019. ======== LC000635 ========
- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
- OF
- A N A C T
- RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS – PHARMACIES
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- This act would require that pharmacies display a notice of warning regarding use of opioids and/or other schedule II controlled substances compiled by the department of health relating to the overuse, misuse and mixing with other drugs and/or alcohol.
- This act would take effect on September 1, 2019. ======== LC000635 ========
Votes
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House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.
April 24, 2019 at 4:51pm
Yeas: 70 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 5 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Approval of Amendment
June 25, 2019 at 6:05pm
Yeas: 38 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 0 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Passage as Amended
June 25, 2019 at 6:06pm
Yeas: 38 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 0 /
Recused: 0