Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.
Summary
Provides that prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only (i) for patients who are pregnant, (ii) when converting a patient from methadone to buprenorphine containing naloxone for a period not to exceed seven days, or (iii) as permitted by regulations of the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Last action Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2163S1
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105325D-S1
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2163H1
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104675D-H1
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100981D
legislature
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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