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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 96

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Relating to: prescriptions for controlled substances issued by optometrists and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.

Drugs Optometry Safety and professional services, department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, optometrists who satisfy certain criteria may, subject to

certain limitations, prescribe and administer therapeutic pharmaceutical agents.

These limitations include that an optometrist may prescribe or administer only

schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances and may only prescribe or administer

such a controlled substance if it is permitted for prescription or administration under

rules promulgated by the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS

rules).

This bill allows an optometrist who satisfies the criteria for using therapeutic

pharmaceutical agents to also prescribe or administer certain therapeutic

pharmaceutical agents containing opioids, as detailed in the bill, if permitted under

the DSPS rules.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Kahl (D) , Kitchens (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vorpagel (R)

12 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Farrow (R) , Gudex (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D) , Vukmir (R) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 2

Passed 9–2 Jun 3, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Edming, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Kahl, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Murtha, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Carpenter, Cowles, Farrow, Gudex, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Nass, Ringhand, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. May 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 2

  6. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 by Committee on Rules

  8. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1