SB 1247 Summary

• Amends the Public Health Code to establish an electronic monitoring system for Schedule 2-5 controlled substances dispensed by veterinarians, pharmacists, and dispensing prescribers in Michigan, with rules defining data reporting requirements including patient identifiers, substance names, dispensing dates, quantities, prescribers, and dispensers.

• Prohibits the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs from charging new fees or requiring additional costs for electronic data transmission to operate the monitoring system.

• Grants the department director authority to provide controlled substance data to licensing boards, law enforcement, Medicaid programs, and health care benefit providers for specified purposes including disciplinary investigations and fraud detection, with data remaining confidential and exempt from FOIA disclosure.

• Requires the department of state police to receive deidentified patient treatment information through an application program interface under the Law Enforcement Access to Michigan Automated Prescription System (LEAM) Data Act while maintaining privacy protections under HIPAA.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent upon Senate Bill 1245 also being enacted into law.