2017-04-12                     House Journal                      Page 1058
HB 159                                                                                                                        
The Health & Social Services Committee considered:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 159                                                                                                          
    "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 recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 159(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; providing for an effective date                                                          
    by repealing the effective date of sec. 73, ch. 25, SLA 2016; and                                                           
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Spohnholz, Chair, with the                                                              
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (6):  Johnston, Tarr, Edgmon, Sullivan-Leonard, Kito,                                                                   
Spohnholz                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 159(HSS):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1. Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                                                   
2.  Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                     
3. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic                                                                             
 Development                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 159 was referred to the Finance Committee.