HB 640 Summary

• Authorizes the Ohio Attorney General to add unscheduled compounds to or remove compounds from Schedule I of controlled substances through rule-making procedures, subject to consultation with the State Board of Pharmacy

• Establishes a standard procedure where the Attorney General must consider factors including abuse potential, public health risks, law enforcement reports, and positions of other states before taking action under regular rulemaking

• Creates an expedited emergency rule process allowing the Attorney General to immediately place substances on Schedule I if determined to have no accepted medical use and pose an imminent hazard to public health, with Board of Pharmacy consultation required

• Emergency rules adopted under this authority are effective immediately upon filing and remain valid for 364 days, with option to convert to permanent nonemergency rules or extend for an additional 365 days

• Requires the Attorney General to compile and maintain an updated list of compounds added or removed from Schedule I and post this list on the Attorney General's website alongside the statutory schedule