SF0083 • 2018

Controlled substance prescription tracking.

AN ACT relating to controlled substances; requiring certain health care practitioners to file prescriptions for controlled substances with the state board of pharmacy as specified; providing for the enrollment of specified health care practitioners in the controlled substance prescription tracking program; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Baldwin
Last action: 2018-03-16
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/14/2018

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SF0083HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

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Bill History

2018-03-16 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0046
2018-03-16 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 96
2018-03-10 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046
2018-03-09 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0046
2018-03-09 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0046
2018-03-09 Senate
S Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2018-03-08 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2018-03-08 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0
2018-03-07 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-06 House
H COW:Passed
2018-03-05 House
H Placed on General File
2018-03-05 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0
2018-03-02 House
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2018-03-02 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2018-03-01 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2018-02-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-27 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2018-02-23 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-22 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-02-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-02-19 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2018-02-14 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 29-0-1-0-0
2018-02-12 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-02-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0083
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
18LSO-0171

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0046

Chapter No.:
96

Prime Sponsor:
Baldwin

Catch Title:
Controlled substance prescription tracking.

Subject:
Controlled substance prescription tracking program amendments.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to enroll
a
health care practitioner
in the computerized controlled substance prescription tracking program if the practitioner is registered with the Board
to dispense controlled substances in Schedules II through V.

Th
is
bill requires dispensers of controlled substances in Schedules II through V to electronically file with the Board
information regarding

prescription
s
for
those substances
no later than the close of business following the day
a controlled

substance

i
s dispensed.
This
bill
allows the Board to grant a reasonable time extension t
o a dispens
er who is unable to satisfy the electronic filing
requirement
s
.

This
bill authorizes the Board to exempt prescriptions
that are
dispensed in certain inpatient health care settings, as determined by the Board in consultation with other
health care practitioner
licensing boards
, from the electronic filing requirements
.

Comments:

Amends a major 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
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0083

ENROLLED ACT NO. 46,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

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

Section
1
.

W.S.

35
‑
7
‑
1025(c) and
35
‑
7
‑
1060(b)

are
amended to read:

35
‑
7
‑
1025
.

Registration of manufacturers and distributors; controlled substance prescription tracking program
enrollment
.

(c)

Practitioners
must
shall
be registered to dispense any controlled substances or to conduct research with controlled substances in Schedules II through V if they are authorized to dispense or conduct research under the law of this state. The board need not require separate registration under this article for practitioners engaging in research with nonnarcotic controlled substances in Schedules II through V where the registrant is already registered under this article in another capacity. Practitioners registered under federal law to conduct research with Schedule I substances may conduct research with Schedule I substances within this state upon furnishing the board evidence of that federal registration.

The board shall enroll
any
practitioner registered under this subsection in the controlled substance prescription tracking program maintained by the board under W.S. 35
‑
7
‑
1
060
if the practitioner is authorized to dispense any controlled substances in Schedule
s
II through V
. The board
may promulgate rules and regulations for purposes of enrolling
those
practitioners in the tracking program.

35
‑
7
‑
1060
.

Controlled substance
prescription tracking program.

(b)

All prescriptions

A
dispenser shall
electronically
file with
the board information regarding
any
prescription
for
a

schedule II, III
,

and
IV

or V
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
substance dispensed by the dispenser

no later than the close of business on the business day immediately following the day the controlled substance was dispensed.
The board may
grant
a
reasonable
time extension to a dispenser
who
is unable to

electronically
file
information
required under this subsection
.

The board may require the filing of other prescriptions and may specify the manner in which the prescriptions are filed.

The board may, by rule and regulation, exempt
from the requirements of this subsection
prescriptions
dispensed in
certain
inpatient health care settings
, as determined by the board in consultation with other professional licensing boards that license practitioners
.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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