HB 126 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
20Feb2025... 0184h
2025 SESSION
25-0146
05/06
HOUSE BILL 126
AN ACT relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.
SPONSORS: Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. D. McGuire, Merr. 14; Rep. Nagel, Belk. 6; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies exceptions to the 34-day limit on prescriptions for controlled drugs and permits a pharmacist to fill a prescription for a 92-day supply of injectable androgen under certain circumstances.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Feb2025... 0184h 25-0146
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Controlled Drug Act; Sale by Pharmacist; Prescription Restrictions and Exceptions. RSA 318-B:9, IV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
IV. No prescription shall be filled for more than a 34-day supply upon any single filling for controlled drugs of schedules II or III, except as specified below:
(a) For schedule II or III controlled drugs that are commercially packaged for dispensing directly to the patient, such as metered sprays and inhalers, liquids packaged in bottles with calibrated droppers, and topical preparations packaged with metered dispensing pumps, may be filled for greater than a 34-day supply, but not more than 60 days, utilizing the smallest available product size, in order to maintain the dosing integrity of the commercially packaged containers.
(b) A prescription for amphetamines and methylphenidate hydrochloride may be filled for up to a 90-day supply if the prescription specifies it is being used for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, or narcolepsy.
(c) Prescriptions for a topically applied androgen prescribed for the treatment of chronic low testosterone may be filled for up to a 92-day supply.
(d) Prescriptions for an injectable androgen prescribed for the treatment of chronic low testosterone may be filled for up to a 92-day supply; provided that the prescription includes a statement by the prescriber that the medication is to treat chronic low testosterone and the patient has previously filled 12 prescriptions from the same medical practice for a monthly supply of the medication.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 10, 2025 | 2025-0184h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 5, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 26, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
March 19, 2025: Hearing: 03/26/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 14
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0184h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6
Feb. 20, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0184h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6
Feb. 10, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0184h 02/05/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7
Feb. 10, 2025: Executive Session: 01/23/2025 01:15 pm LOB 201
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:15 pm LOB 201
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 7