HB 494 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
01/03
HOUSE BILL 494
AN ACT establishing a commission to study creating a controlled substance prescription monitoring program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pilliod, Belk 5; Rep. Butynski, Ches 4; Rep. Emerson, Ches 7
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill establishes a commission to study creating a controlled substance prescription monitoring program.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-0105
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a commission to study creating a controlled substance prescription monitoring program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study creating a controlled substance prescription monitoring program.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
(d) The attorney general, or designee.
(e) A member of the New Hampshire pharmacy board, appointed by the chief executive officer of the board.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
3 Duties. The commission shall study creating a controlled substance prescription monitoring program, including who shall administer the program. The commission shall solicit information from any source the commission deems relevant to its study.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2005.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.