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CT SB00772
Bill
Status
1/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Saud Anwar
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AI Summary
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Health care providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children on Medicaid must provide parents or guardians with FDA-prepared medication guides for the prescribed drug
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Providers must educate parents or guardians on the risks and benefits of psychotropic medications and inform them of nondrug treatment alternatives
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Establishes a user-friendly reporting system for parents, guardians, or health care providers to report side effects experienced by children taking psychotropic drugs
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Requires the Departments of Social Services and Public Health to implement regulatory measures and accountability standards to ensure safe prescription practices for children in the Medicaid program
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Oversight And Transparency In The Prescription Of Psychotropic Drugs To Children Receiving Benefits Under Medicaid.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
1/17/2025