Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 431 — AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE STATUTES.

Last action — FILE NO. 223

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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 2018 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill specifies that prescribing practitioners cannot prescribe controlled substances in schedules II to IV to immediate family members except in emergencies, allowing a maximum of a seventy-two-hour supply under specific conditions. Additionally, it clarifies the definition of "immediate family member" and requires the practitioner to document the emergency situation and assessment for treatment. These changes aim to standardize how family-related prescriptions are handled and ensure proper documentation during emergency situations. The amendment for self-prescribing also follows similar guidelines, limiting the prescriptions to emergency cases.

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431 February Session, 2018   *_____SB00431GL____032018____* AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE STATUTES.
2050   *02050_______GL_* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW   Introduced by:
  (GL)   AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE STATUTES.
(j) A licensed practitioner shall not, except in an emergency, prescribe or dispense controlled substances schedules II to IV, inclusive, to a member of their immediate family.
(j) (1) A prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, shall not, except in an emergency, prescribe, dispense or administer controlled substances in schedules II to IV, inclusive, to a member of his or her immediate family.
For purposes of this section, an immediate family member is defined as a spouse, parent, child, sibling, parent-in-law, son or daughter-in-law, brother or sister-in-law, step-parent, step-child, step-sibling, or other relative residing in the same residence as the practitioner.
For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, parent-in-law, son or daughter-in-law, brother or sister-in-law, step-parent, step-child, step-sibling or other relative residing in the same residence as the prescribing practitioner and shall not include an animal in the residence.
In emergency settings or isolated settings where there is no other qualified physician available, a licensed practitioner shall limit prescriptions to only the amount necessary for a family member and until another licensed practitioner becomes available.
In an emergency, a prescribing practitioner may prescribe, dispense or administer not more than a seventy-two-hour supply of such controlled substances to an immediate family member only when there is no other qualified prescribing practitioner available.
A licensed practitioner shall have a bona fide patient relationship with any immediate family member for whom the practitioner prescribes a controlled substance.
(2) A prescribing practitioner who prescribes, dispenses or administers any controlled substance to a member of his or her immediate family pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall perform an assessment for the care and treatment of the patient, medically evaluate the patient's need for such controlled substance and document such assessment and need in the normal course of his or her business.
(k) A licensed practitioner shall not, except in an emergency, prescribe or dispense controlled substances schedules II to IV, inclusive, for their own use.
The prescribing practitioner shall document the emergency that gave rise to the prescription, dispensing or administering of such controlled substance to the immediate family member.
In emergency settings or isolated settings where there is no other qualified practitioner available, the practitioner should limit prescriptions to only the amount necessary until another licensed practitioner becomes available.
(k) A prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, shall not, except in an emergency, prescribe, dispense or administer controlled substances in schedules II to IV, inclusive, for his or her own use.
In an emergency, a prescribing practitioner may prescribe, dispense or administer not more than a seventy-two-hour emergency supply of such controlled substances for self-use only when there is no other qualified prescribing practitioner available.
The agreement shall address the storage, handling, labeling, recalls and record keeping of opioid antagonists by the law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, government agency or community health organization which is party to the agreement.
The agreement shall address the storage, handling, labeling, recalls and recordkeeping of opioid antagonists by the law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, government agency or community health organization which is party to the agreement.
(c) A prescribing practitioner or pharmacist who enters into an agreement pursuant to section (b) of this section shall not be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to administrative or criminal prosecution for the administration or dispensing of an opioid antagonist by such law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, government agency or community health organization.
(c) A prescribing practitioner or pharmacist who enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to administrative or criminal prosecution for the administration or dispensing of an opioid antagonist by such law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, government agency or community health organization.
2 July 1, 2018 New section Statement of Purpose:
2 July 1, 2018 New section Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
To prohibit prescribers from prescribing controlled substances for themselves and their family members and to create mechanisms for the distribution of naloxone by certain nonprescribers.
In Section 1, Subsecs.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
(j)(1) and (k), "in" was inserted before "schedules II to IV" for accuracy, and in Subsec.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
(j)(1), the definition for "immediate family member" was redrafted for consistency with standard drafting conventions.
GL Joint Favorable Subst.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 223

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 140

  3. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/03/18

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0315

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 431?
SB 431 is sponsored by Fishbein, Craig C. and Marilyn Moore.
What is the current status of SB 431?
This bill died with 2018 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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