Alaska 32nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 132 — An Act exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database.

Last action — (H) FN1: (CED)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

44 added · 71 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 132 has removed specific requirements for veterinarians regarding the state's controlled substance prescription database. Previously, veterinarians were required to register with the database, but the updated bill exempts them from this requirement. This change matters because it reduces regulatory burdens on veterinarians, potentially allowing them to focus more on animal care without the complication of additional oversight.

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32-LS0861\B HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.
32-LS0861\A SENATE BILL NO.
132(HSS) IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THE HOUSE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Offered:
132 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY SENATORS HOLLAND, Gray-Jackson, Hughes, Reinbold, Bishop, Begich, Shower, Myers, Micciche, Costello, Wilson REPRESENTATIVES Prax, Tilton, Carpenter, Gillham, McCabe, Johnson, Cronk, McKay, Kaufman, Kurka, McCarty, Schrage Introduced:
5/9/22 Referred:
4/28/21 Referred:
Labor and Commerce Sponsor(s):
Health & Social Services, Labor & Commerce A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
SENATORS HOLLAND, Gray-Jackson, Hughes, Reinbold, Bishop, Begich, Shower, Myers, Micciche, Costello, Wilson McCarty, SchragePrax, Tilton, Carpenter, Gillham, McCabe, Johnson, Cronk, McKay, Kaufman, Kurka, A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to the controlled substance prescription database." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
AS 17.30.200(k) is amended to read:
AS 17.30.200(o) is amended to read:
(k) In the regulations adopted under this section, the board shall provide (1) that prescription information in the database shall be purged from the database after two years have elapsed from the date the prescription was dispensed;
(o) The board shall promptly notify the State Medical Board, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dental Examiners, and the Board of Examiners in Optometry [, AND THE BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS] when a practitioner registers with the database under (n) of this section.
(2) a method for an individual to challenge information in the database about the individual that the person believes is incorrect or was incorrectly entered by a dispenser;
(3) a procedure and time frame for registration with the database;
(4) that a practitioner review the information in the database to check a patient's prescription records before dispensing, prescribing, or administering a schedule II or III controlled substance under federal law to the patient;
the regulations must provide that a practitioner is not required to review the information in the SB0132b -1- HCS SB 132(HSS) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0861\B database before [DISPENSING, PRESCRIBING, OR ADMINISTERING] (A) dispensing, prescribing, or administering a controlled substance to a person who is receiving treatment (i) in an inpatient setting;
(ii) at the scene of an emergency or in an ambulance;
in this sub-subparagraph, "ambulance" has the meaning given in AS 18.08.200;
(iii) in an emergency room;
(iv) immediately before, during, or within the first 48 hours after surgery or a medical procedure;
(v) in a hospice or nursing home that has an in-house pharmacy;
[OR] (B) dispensing, prescribing, or administering a nonrefillable prescription of a controlled substance in a quantity intended to last for not more than three days;
or (C) prescribing a controlled substance if the practitioner is a veterinarian.
(t) A practitioner or a pharmacist is not required to comply with the requirements of (a) and (b) of this section if (1) the practitioner is a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98 who is dispensing a prescription of a controlled substance in a quantity intended to last for not more than three days or who did not dispense a controlled substance during the daily reporting period;
(t) A practitioner or a pharmacist is not required to comply with the requirements of (a) and (b) of this section if (1) the practitioner is a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98;
or (2) a controlled substance is (A) [(1)] administered to a patient at (i) [(A)] a health care facility;
or (2) a controlled substance is (A) [(1)] administered to a patient at SB0132A -1- SB 132 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0861\A (i) [(A)] a health care facility;
or HCS SB 132(HSS) -2- SB0132b New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0861\B (ii) [(B)] emergency department.
or (ii) [(B)] emergency department.
(6) "practitioner" means (A) a physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, optometrist, scientific investigator, veterinarian, or other person licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, or to administer or use in teaching or chemical analysis a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in the state;
(6) "practitioner" (A) means a physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, optometrist, scientific investigator, or other person licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, or to administer or use in teaching or chemical analysis a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in the state;
(B) a pharmacy, hospital, or other institution licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, or to administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in the state.
(B) means a pharmacy, hospital, or other institution licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, or to administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in the state;
SB0132b -3- HCS SB 132(HSS) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
(C) does not include a veterinarian.
* Sec.
4.
AS 08.98.050(a)(10) is repealed.
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Action History

  1. (H) FN1: (CED)

  2. (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 281

  3. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/10/22

  4. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE

  5. (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --

  6. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124

  7. (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE

  8. (H) FN1: (CED)

  9. (H) AM: FIELDS, PRAX, KURKA, ZULKOSKY

  10. (H) DP: SPOHNHOLZ

  11. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 15

  12. (H) HSS RPT HCS(HSS) NEW TITLE 1DP 4AM

  13. (H) Moved HCS SB 132(HSS) Out of Committee

  14. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  15. (H) Heard & Held

  16. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  17. (H) KAUFMAN, KURKA, MCCARTY

  18. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): TILTON, CARPENTER, GILLHAM, MCCABE, JOHNSON, CRONK, MCKAY,

  19. (H) Heard & Held

  20. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  21. (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 10 Minutes Following Session --

  22. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  23. (H) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  24. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  25. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): PRAX

  26. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to Immediately Following Session --

  27. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  28. (H) HSS, L&C

  29. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  30. (S) VERSION: SB 132

  31. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  32. (S) PASSED Y16 N- E3 A1

  33. (S) COSPONSOR(S): COSTELLO, WILSON

  34. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 132

  35. (S) COSPONSOR(S): HUGHES, REINBOLD, BISHOP, BEGICH, SHOWER, MYERS, MICCICHE

  36. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/28 CAL

  37. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  38. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/25/2022

  39. (S) FN1: (CED)

  40. (S) DP: STEDMAN, BISHOP, HOFFMAN, WILSON, WIELECHOWSKI, OLSON, VON IMHOF

  41. (S) FIN RPT 7DP

  42. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  43. (S) Moved SB 132 Out of Committee

  44. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  45. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  46. (S) Heard & Held

  47. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  48. (S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C

  49. (S) FN1: (CED)

  50. (S) DP: GRAY-JACKSON

  51. (S) NR: COSTELLO, REVAK

  52. (S) L&C RPT 2NR 1DP

  53. (S) Minutes (SL&C)

  54. (S) Moved SB 132 Out of Committee

  55. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  56. (S) Minutes (SL&C)

  57. (S) Heard & Held

  58. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  59. (S) FN1: (CED)

  60. (S) DP: WILSON, REINBOLD, BEGICH, HUGHES

  61. (S) HSS RPT 4DP

  62. (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  63. (S) Moved SB 132 Out of Committee

  64. (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  65. (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  66. (S) Heard & Held

  67. (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  68. (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON

  69. (S) HSS, L&C

  70. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Sponsors (1)

  • HOLLAND

Co-sponsors (10)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 132?
SB 132 is sponsored by HOLLAND, Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Reinbold, Bishop, Begich, Robert Myers (R), Micciche, Mia Costello (R), Wilson, Mike Shower (R), and Shelley Hughes (R).
What is the current status of SB 132?
This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “Passed Senate” 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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