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SB 79                                                                                                                         
The Health and Social Services Committee considered SENATE BILL                                                                 
NO. 79 "An Act relating to the prescription of opioids; establishing the                                                        
Voluntary Nonopioid Directive Act; relating to the controlled                                                                   
substance prescription database; relating to the practice of dentistry;                                                         
relating to the practice of medicine; relating to the practice of podiatry;                                                     
relating to the practice of osteopathy; relating to the practice of                                                             
nursing; relating to the practice of optometry; relating to the practice                                                        
of veterinary medicine; related to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy;                                                         
and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced                                                             
with                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 79(HSS) "An Act                                                                                
          relating to the prescription of opioids; relating to                                                                  
          voluntary nonopioid directives; relating to the                                                                       
          controlled substance prescription database; relating to                                                               
          the practice of dentistry; relating to the practice of                                                                
          pharmacy; relating to the practice of medicine;                                                                       
          relating to the practice of podiatry; relating to the                                                                 
          practice of osteopathy; relating to the practice of                                                                   
          nursing; relating to the practice of optometry; relating                                                              
          to the practice of veterinary medicine; relating to the                                                               
          duties of the Board of Pharmacy; relating to                                                                          
          pharmacists; relating to the definition of 'practitioner';                                                            
          providing for an effective date by repealing the                                                                      
          effective date of sec. 73, ch. 25, SLA 2016; and                                                                      
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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Signing do pass: Senator Wilson, Chair. Signing no recommendation:                                                              
Senator von Imhof. Signing amend: Senators Begich, Giessel,                                                                     
Micciche.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Corrections                                                                         
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                                          
           Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Commerce, Community and                                                            
      Economic Development                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.