H.B. 191 - Controlled Substance Abuse Amendments

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Controlled Substance Abuse Amendments

Number: H.B. 191 (2019GS)
Sponsor: Rep. Eliason, S.
Final action: Governor Signed 3/22/2019
Outcome: Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

This bill amends the Utah Controlled Substances Act.

What it does

This bill:
requires a prescriber to discuss the risks of using an opiate with a patient or the patient's guardian before issuing an initial opiate prescription.

Every vote on this bill

2/6/2019House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

House Health and Human Services Committee

7 0 5YEA

2/15/2019House/ circled

House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

Voice votenot eligible / no record

2/19/2019House/ uncircled

House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

Voice votenot eligible / no record

2/19/2019House/ passed 3rd reading

Senate Secretary

67 0 8not eligible / no record

2/22/2019Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

4 0 4not eligible / no record

2/27/2019Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

25 0 4not eligible / no record

2/28/2019Senate/ passed 3rd reading

Senate President

24 0 5not eligible / no record

Bill text

enrolled version · official source

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Steve Eliason
Senate Sponsor: 
Evan J. Vickers
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the Utah Controlled Substances Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires a prescriber to discuss the risks of using an opiate with a patient or the
patient's guardian before issuing an initial opiate prescription.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
58-37-19
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
58-37-19
 is enacted to read:
 58-37-19.
Opiate prescription consultation.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Hospice" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26-21-2
.
(b) "Initial opiate prescription" means a prescription for an opiate to a patient who:
(i) has never previously been issued a prescription for an opiate; or
(ii) was previously issued a prescription for an opiate, but the date on which the current
prescription is being issued is more than one year after the date on which an opiate was
previously prescribed or administered to the patient.
(c) "Prescriber" means an individual authorized to prescribe a controlled substance
under this chapter.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a prescriber may not issue an initial opiate
prescription without discussing with the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient
is under 18 years of age and is not an emancipated minor:
(a) the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opiate drugs;
(b) the dangers of taking opiates with alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other central
nervous system depressants;
(c) the reasons why the prescription is necessary;
(d) alternative treatments that may be available; and
(e) other risks associated with the use of the drugs being prescribed.
(3) This section does not apply to a prescription for:
(a) a patient who is currently in active treatment for cancer;
(b) a patient who is receiving hospice care from a licensed hospice; or
(c) a medication that is being prescribed to a patient for the treatment of the patient's
substance abuse or opiate dependence.