Revision: Feb. 16, 2017, 2:06 p.m.
HB 291-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Feb2017... 0321h
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 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1 Board of Veterinary Medicine; Rulemaking RSA 332-B:7-a, XV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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 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III and IV, relative to the requirement that the board of veterinary medicine adopt rules for prescribing opioids, are repealed.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0178
Amended 2/15/17
HB 291-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2017-0321h)
FISCAL IMPACT:
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