Revision: May 18, 2017, 10:45 a.m.
HB 291-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
15Feb2017... 0321h
05/11/2017 1625s
2017 SESSION
17-0178
01/09
HOUSE BILL 291-FN
AN ACT removing veterinarians from the requirements of adopting rules for prescribing opioids and querying the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
SPONSORS: Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27; Rep. Fraser, Belk. 1; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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This bill removes the requirement that the board of veterinary medicine adopt rules regarding prescribing opioids and that veterinarians query the controlled drug prescription monitoring program when prescribing such drugs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2017... 0321h
05/11/2017 1625s 17-0178
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Board of Veterinary Medicine; Rulemaking RSA 332-B:7-a, XV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
XV. Formulating treatment plans for chronic pain and continuing education requirements regarding opioid use and prescribing opioids.
2 Prescribers Required to Query the Program Prior to Prescribing Controlled Substances. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 318-B:39 to read as follows:
Except for veterinarians, prescribers required to register with the program under this subdivision shall query the program for a patient's initial prescription when prescribing schedule II, III, and IV opioids for the management or treatment of pain and then periodically and at least twice per year, except when:
3 Competency Requirements. Amend RSA 318-B:40 to read as follows:
318-B:40 Competency Requirements. Except for veterinarians who shall complete continuing education requirements in accordance with RSA 332-B:7-a, XV, all prescribers required to register with the program who possess a United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license number shall complete 3 contact hours of free appropriate prescriber's regulatory board-approved online continuing education or pass an online examination, in the area of pain management and addiction disorder or a combination, as a condition for initial licensure and license renewal. Verification of successful completion of the examination or of the required continuing education shall be submitted to the prescriber's regulatory board with the licensee's application for initial licensure or renewal. A list of the prescriber's regulatory boards' approved continuing education courses and online examinations in pain management and addiction disorder, shall be available on the office of professional licensure and certification's Internet website.
4 Repeal. RSA 318-B:41, III and IV, relative to the requirement that the board of veterinary medicine adopt rules for prescribing opioids, are repealed.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0178
Amended 5/11/17
HB 291-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2017-1625s)
METHODOLOGY:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food