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SF0100 • 2015

Prescription drug monitoring program-amendments.

AN ACT relating to the controlled substances prescription tracking program; amending the timeframe for reporting prescriptions of controlled substances as specified; repealing the sunsetted pilot program; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor
Senator Esquibel, F.
Last action
2015-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
1/1/2016

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Amendments

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SF0100SS001

Standing Committee • SJudiciary

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SJudiciary

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-03-06 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0049

  3. 2015-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0049

  4. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0049

  5. 2015-03-02 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0049

  6. 2015-03-02 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-2-2-0-0

  7. 2015-02-27 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-26 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-23 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-23 House

    Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-18 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  12. 2015-01-29 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-01-28 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0

  14. 2015-01-27 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-26 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-26 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2015-01-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  18. 2015-01-26 Senate

    Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  19. 2015-01-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  20. 2015-01-21 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  21. 2015-01-20 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0100
Effective
:
1/1/2016

LSO No.:
15LSO-0467

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 49

Chapter No.:
135

Prime Sponsor:
Esquibel, F.

Catch Title:
Prescription drug monitoring program-amendments.

Subject:
Prescription drug tracking

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill amends the prescription drug tracking program as follows:
All prescriptions for
schedule II, III and IV controlled substances dispensed by any retail pharmacy
must
be
reported to
the
B
oard
of
P
harmacy
no later than the close of business on the business day immediately following the day the controlled substance was dispensed.
Under current law, information obtained through the controlled substance prescription tracking program is confidential and may not be released except in limited circumstances.

This bill amended one of the exception
s
to allow the

B
oard
of
P
harmacy to not only
release information to practitioners
and pharmacist
s

but to their
appointed delegates

when the release of the information may be of assistance in

preventing or avoiding inappropriate use of controlled substances
.
This bill also
repeal
s

provisions related to the
sunsetted

pilot program
.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0100

ENROLLED ACT NO. 49,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015
General Session

AN ACT relating to the controlled substances prescription tracking program; amending the timeframe for reporting prescriptions of controlled substances as specified; repealing the sunsetted pilot program; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
7
‑
1060(b) and (c)(i)
is
amended to read:

35
‑
7
‑
1060
.

Controlled substances prescription tracking program.

(b)

All prescriptions for schedule II, III and IV controlled substances dispensed by any retail pharmacy licensed by the board shall be filed with the board electronically or by other means required by the board no
more than seven (7) days after dispensed
.
later than the close of business on the business day immediately following the
day the controlled substance was dispensed
.
The board may require the filing of other prescriptions and may specify the manner in which the prescriptions are filed.

(c)

The tracking program shall not be used to infringe on the legal use of a controlled substance. Information obtained through the controlled substance prescription tracking program is confidential and may not be released and is not admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding, except as follows:

(i)

The board may release information to practitioners
and practitioner appointed delegates

and
to
pharmacists
and pharmacist appointed delegates

when the release of the information may be of assistance in
preventing or avoiding inappropriate use of controlled substances;

Section 2
.

W.S. 35
‑
7
‑
1061 and 35
‑
7
‑
1062
are
repealed.

Section
3
.

This
act is effective
January 1, 2016
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the
Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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