HB 2271 Summary

• Amends 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2-309D to modify access rules for the anti-drug diversion central repository containing controlled substance dispensing information.

• Requires registrants (healthcare providers) to check the central repository to review patient history prior to prescribing, dispensing, or administering non-emergency medications, except in nursing homes or perioperative/periobstetrical settings.

• Mandates registrants check patient history at initial visit and once annually for continuing patients, with a specific exemption for pharmacists licensed under Oklahoma pharmacy law.

• Provides liability protection for registrants who access or fail to access the central repository in good faith, preventing them from being sued for damages related to such actions.

• Takes effect November 1, 2013.