AN ACT relating to controlled substances; authorizing the board of pharmacy to release information from the prescription tracking program as specified; and providing for an effective date.
Healthcare
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Labor
Last action
2020-03-10
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/10/2020
Plain English Breakdown
The official summary does not provide specific details about research and educational purposes, leaving some uncertainty.
Prescription Tracking Program
This law allows the Board of Pharmacy to share information from a prescription tracking program with other states for educational, research or public information purposes and to prevent misuse of controlled substances.
What This Bill Does
The Board of Pharmacy can establish data sharing agreements with other states that participate in such agreements.
Information shared must not identify specific patients, healthcare providers, pharmacists, or pharmacies.
Data sharing is allowed if it helps prevent the inappropriate use of controlled substances.
Who It Names or Affects
The Board of Pharmacy
Other states participating in data sharing agreements
Terms To Know
Controlled substances
Drugs regulated by the government because they can be addictive or dangerous.
Prescription tracking program
A system that keeps track of prescriptions for controlled substances to prevent misuse.
Limits and Unknowns
The law does not specify how much data sharing will happen.
It is unclear what kind of research and educational purposes the shared information can be used for.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Standing Committee • Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Adopted
Plain English: The amendment changes how and when certain information from the prescription tracking program can be shared.
Removes the word 'a' to make the sentence clearer.
Changes 'agreement with other states' to 'agreements' to allow for multiple agreements.
Replaces 'those' with 'participating' to specify which entities are involved in the program.
Modifies the effective date from July 1, 2020, to immediately upon completion of all necessary acts as per Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
The amendment text does not provide details on what specific information can be shared or under what circumstances.
Bill History
2020-03-10LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 39
2020-03-10Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0019
2020-03-06House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0019
2020-03-05Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0019
2020-03-05LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0019
2020-03-05House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-0-0-0
2020-03-04House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-03House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-28House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-28House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-24House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2020-02-18House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-17Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-1-1-0-0
2020-02-14Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-13Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-12Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-12Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-10Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 28-1-1-0-0
2020-02-07Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-05LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 20LSO-0543
Bill No.:
SF0077
Effective:
Immediately
LSO No.:
20LSO-0543
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0019
Chapter No.:
39
Prime Sponsor:
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee
Catch Title:
Prescription tracking program.
Subject:
Controlled substances prescription tracking program.
Summary/Major Elements:
The act authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to establish data sharing agreements and to share information from the prescription tracking program with other states that participate in a data sharing agreement.
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
Read the full stored bill text
20LSO-0543
ORIGINAL Senate
File No
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SF0077
ENROLLED ACT NO. 19,
SENATE
SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to controlled substances; authorizing the board of pharmacy to release information from the prescription tracking program as specified; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
W.S. 35
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1060(c)(v) and by creating a new paragraph (vii) is amended to read:
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1060.
Controlled substance prescription tracking program.
(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:
(v)
The board may release information that does not identify individual patients, practitioners, pharmacists or pharmacies, for educational, research or public information purposes;
and
(vii)
The board may establish data sharing agreements for purposes of this section and may release information to participating states when the release of the information may be of assistance in preventing or avoiding inappropriate use of controlled substances.
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
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