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ID H0625
Bill
Status
2/23/2018
Primary Sponsor
Revenue and Taxation Committee
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AI Summary
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Imposes a wholesale tax of $0.005 per morphine milligram equivalent on opioid distribution in Idaho, with exemptions for narcotic treatment programs and buprenorphine products.
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Requires manufacturers, wholesalers, and other authorized distributors to file monthly reports with the State Tax Commission by the 20th of each month and pay taxes owed at time of filing.
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Establishes the Opioid Addiction Fund to receive tax revenues for opioid addiction prevention, treatment, education, and prescription drug monitoring program oversight.
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Distributes annual revenues with $200,000 to Board of Pharmacy for education, up to $1.9 million each to Department of Health and Welfare for medication-assisted treatment and to local recovery community centers, with remaining funds available for additional department programs.
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Grants State Tax Commission authority to promulgate rules for reporting, record-keeping, and compliance; allows standard tax collection and enforcement procedures to apply; takes effect January 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to impose a tax on the sale and distribution of opioids, with proceeds going to fund addiction programs.
OPIOID TAX
Last Action
Take bill off General Orders; referred to Revenue & Taxation
3/6/2018