Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 569 — An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, providing for dispensing of fentanyl.

Last action — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

29 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill SB 569, changes were made to clarify that prescribers can only prescribe a specific quantity of transdermal fentanyl patches, limiting it to a maximum of five patches for a seven-day supply. Additionally, the requirement for pharmacists to verify that prescribers have met documentation criteria was removed, simplifying their role in the prescription process. These changes aim to streamline the prescribing and dispensing of fentanyl while still ensuring oversight and accountability in managing opioid use, particularly in light of the ongoing crisis of fentanyl-related overdoses.

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631 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
861 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
WARD, GORDNER, YAW, BREWSTER, COSTA, KILLION, WHITE, BROWNE AND HAYWOOD, APRIL 18, 2019 SENATOR BROOKS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 4, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), entitled "An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics;
WARD, GORDNER, YAW, BREWSTER, COSTA, KILLION, WHITE, BROWNE AND HAYWOOD, APRIL 18, 2019 REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, APRIL 18, 2019 AN ACT Ame"An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics;
requiring registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the registrations;
requiring registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the revocation or suspension of certain licenses and dispensing of fentanyl.aling an act," providing for The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
and repealing an act," providing for dispensing of fentanyl.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
(b) In instances where, in the professional medical judgment of the prescriber, TRANSDERMAL fentanyl is required to stabilize <-- an individual's acute medical condition, the prescriber may prescribe no more than a seven-day supply of SINGLE UNIT OF FIVE <-- (5) PATCHES OF TRANSDERMAL fentanyl.
(b) In instances where, in the professional medical judgment of the prescriber, fentanyl is required to stabilize an individual's acute medical condition, the prescriber may prescribe no more than a seven-day supply of fentanyl.
(C) A PHARMACIST WHO RECEIVES A PRESCRIPTION FOR TRANSDERMAL <-- FENTANYL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO VERIFY THAT THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCRIBERS UNDER SUBSECTION (B) HAVE BEEN MET.
(c) The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania State Police, shall issue an annual report to the General Assembly.
THE PHARMACIST SHALL COMPLY WITH 21 CFR 1306.04 (RELATING TO PURPOSE OF ISSUE OF PRESCRIPTION).
20190SB0569PN0861 - 2 - (c) (D) The department, in consultation with the <-- Pennsylvania State Police, shall issue an annual report to the General Assembly.
(2) Any reduction in the dispensing of fentanyl.
20190SB0569PN0631 - 2 - (2) Any reduction in the dispensing of fentanyl.
(d) (E) This section shall expire two years after the <-- effective date of this section.
(d) This section shall expire two years after the effective date of this section.
(e) (F) As used in this section, the term "prescriber" shall <-- have the meaning given to it in section 3 of the act of October 27, 2014 (P.L.2911, No.191), known as the "Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act." Section 2.
(e) As used in this section, the term "prescriber" shall have the meaning given to it in section 3 of the act of October 27, 2014 (P.L.2911, No.191), known as the "Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act." Section 2.
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Action History

  1. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  2. Second consideration

  3. Removed from table

  4. Laid on the table

  5. First consideration

  6. PN 0861 Reported as amended

  7. PN 0631 Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on

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Votes

Committee vote (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES): Reported as Amended

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Democratic 4000
Republican 4000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
BROWNE — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Katie J. Muth Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea

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public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 569?
SB 569 is sponsored by Jay Costa (Democratic), Kim L. Ward (Republican), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), Gordner, Gene Yaw (Republican), Brewster, Killion, Browne, and Art Haywood (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 569?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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