HCS SCS SB 732 -- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

SPONSOR:  Champion (Jones, 117)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Crime
Prevention and Public Safety by a vote of 7 to 0.

This substitute changes the laws regarding drugs and controlled
substances.  In its main provisions, the substitute:

(1)  Revises the current list of controlled substances;

(2)  Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses who hold a
certificate of controlled substance prescriptive authority from
the State Board of Nursing to enter into collaborative agreements
with physicians to administer and dispense Schedule III, IV, and
V control substances.  However, they are prohibited, under any
circumstance, from prescribing a controlled substance for
themselves or any family member;

(3)  Establishes collaborative agreements and the documentation
required for the state board to grant a certificate for
prescriptive authority for controlled substances;

(4)  Requires a person selling pseudoephedrine products to keep
an electronic log of each transaction and specifies what
information must be recorded in the transaction log; and

(5)  Establishes limitations on the amount of ephedrine,
phenylpropanolamine, or pseudoephedrine a pharmacist, intern
pharmacist, or registered pharmacy technician may sell, dispense,
or provide to any person in a 24-hour period.

The substitute becomes effective January 1, 2009.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Cost on General Revenue Fund of $896,115
FY 2009, $559,936 in FY 2010, and $566,342 in FY 2011.  No impact
on Other State Funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill requires the realtime
electronic logging of all pseudoephedrine products to make it
more difficult for methamphetamine users to obtain the products
necessary to produce the drug.

Testifying for the bill was Senator Champion.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

OTHERS:  Others testifying on the bill say they would like to see
every state adopt language similar to the federal Combat
Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 so that purchases are easier
to track.

Testifying on the bill was Department of Health and Senior
Services.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm