PHARMACIES: Provides relative to retention and archiving of records in the state prescription monitoring program
HB 210 requires pharmacies and state agencies participating in the prescription monitoring program to retain all records for the time specified in official retention schedules and obtain approval from the state archivist before destroying any records. The bill adds new provisions (R.S. 40:1006(H)) mandating these retention and destruction protocols, aligning with existing state record management laws (R.S. 44:411). It directly affects pharmacies, health agencies, and state departments handling prescription data by establishing clear, enforceable record-keeping requirements. The legislation focuses on ensuring long-term accessibility of prescription monitoring records for oversight purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Signed Jun 8, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates the state prescription monitoring program laws to require the Board of Pharmacy to create rules for keeping and destroying 'audit trail' data, which tracks who accesses the system. It also mandates that all state agencies follow official state archivist schedules for record retention and must get approval before destroying any records, ensuring better data management and compliance.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the Prescription Monitoring Program by explicitly including 'audit trail information' in the records that must be retained and managed according to new standards.
REQUIREMENT
Requires the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to establish specific rules for retaining, archiving, and destroying audit trail information.
Mandates that all state agencies keep records for the time specified in schedules approved by the state archivist.
Requires agencies to obtain state archivist approval before destroying any records in their custody.
Added a reference to R.S. 44:411 to ensure the new record retention rules do not conflict with existing state laws on public records.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tehmi Chassion
DDemocratic
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