Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 441 — Controlled Substances; notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; revise

Last action — Senate Read and Referred

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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 2023-2024 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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Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of controlled substances, so as to revise notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; to require prescribers to discuss with patients, their parent, or guardian the risks of addiction, dependence, and fatal overdose associated with opioid use and all available alternative treatments; to require prescribers to document the notification in the patient's file; to require prescribers to provide information regarding the safe disposal, if available, to patients, their parent, or guardian; to exclude prescribers for certain patient groups from this Code section; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. Senate Read and Referred

  2. Senate Hopper

Sponsors

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 242 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 441 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of controlled substances, so as to revise notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; to require prescribers to discuss with patients, their parent, or guardian the risks of addiction, dependence, and fatal overdose associated with opioid use and all available alternative treatments; to require prescribers to document the notification in the patient's file; to require prescribers to provide information regarding the safe disposal, if available, to patients, their parent, or guardian; to exclude prescribers for certain patient groups from this Code section; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors SB 441?
SB 441 is sponsored by Nikki Merritt (Democrat), Harold Jones II (Democrat), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), and Jason Esteves (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 441?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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.
Where can I track SB 441?
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