PRESCRIPTION DISCONTINUATION
Summary
Urges the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to undertake a study to determine the appropriateness of mandating a mechanism for electronically-prescribed prescription orders to electronically transmit "discontinuation", "cancel", or "stop" orders from health care providers to pharmacies and to examine the effects of auto-refill programs on the unnecessary filling of discontinued medications no longer endorsed by the prescriber.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2016
Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Aug 1, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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