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ID H0625

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2018

Primary Sponsor

Revenue and Taxation Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Establishes the Opioid Addiction Fund to receive tax revenues for opioid addiction prevention, treatment, education, and prescription drug monitoring program oversight.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Revenue and Taxation2/26/2018

Full Bill Text

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