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MS SB2630
Bill
Status
2/1/2011
Primary Sponsor
Sidney Albritton
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AI Summary
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Requires practitioners licensed to prescribe controlled substances to review a patient's profile in the Prescription Monitoring Program database before prescribing Schedule II substances to new patients outside hospitals or institutional settings
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Amends Section 41-29-137 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to add this checking requirement for new non-hospitalized patients
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Establishes that practitioners must conduct at least one in-person medical evaluation of a patient for a prescription to be considered valid, with exceptions for covering practitioners and telemedicine
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Prohibits valid prescriptions based solely on completion of online medical questionnaires
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Takes effect July 1, 2011
Legislative Description
Prescription Monitoring Program; practitioners to check database before prescribing Schedule II drugs to new patients.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2011