SF 3991 Summary

• Reduces Board of Pharmacy application and renewal fees for medical gas dispensers from $5,260 to $260, effective July 1, 2020.

• Changes terminology throughout statutes from "medical gas distributor" to "medical gas dispenser" for consistency.

• Modifies Opiate Epidemic Response Advisory Council member terms to three years and adds geographic diversity requirements for appointments and meetings.

• Eliminates 30-day refill timeline restrictions for Schedule III and IV opiate or narcotic pain reliever prescriptions after initial dispensing and authorized refills are exhausted.

• Establishes technical changes to opiate epidemic response account fund to ensure $20,940,000 annually is available for distribution through reduced opioid manufacturer licensing fees and settlement revenues from opioid-related litigation.