Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.
Summary
Provides that prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only (i) for patients who are pregnant, (ii) when converting a patient from methadone to buprenorphine containing naloxone for a period not to exceed seven days, or (iii) as permitted by regulations of the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1178H1
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105311D-H1
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1178E
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101156D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
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