Loading chat...

IN HB1469

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2013

Primary Sponsor

Terry Goodin

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana to research the use and prescribing of methadone, including whether it should be used in addiction treatment
  • Directs the Medical Licensing Board to adopt rules establishing standards and protocols for prescribing methadone based on their research findings
  • Mandates the Health Finance Commission to study methadone use and prescribing in Indiana during the 2013 legislative interim
  • Requires the commission to evaluate the feasibility of restricting methadone prescribing in the state
  • Effective date of July 1, 2013, with the commission study provisions expiring December 31, 2013

Legislative Description

Study of the use and prescribing of methadone.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

1/22/2013

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/22/2013

Full Bill Text

No bill text available