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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 74

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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, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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

22 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Erpenbach (D) , 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)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 2, 2015 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 8, Noes 3

Passed 8–3 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 10, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Carpenter, Cowles, Farrow, Gudex, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Nass, Ringhand, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored 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

  2. Mar 10, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Mar 12, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 1, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 2, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Apr 2, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 20, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-21-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time

  9. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Passed

  10. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Erpenbach added as a coauthor

  11. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. May 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health

  17. May 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  18. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  19. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  20. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  21. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

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

  22. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  23. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jun 10, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Jun 17, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Jun 30, 2015 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015

  31. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 34

  32. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Published 7-2-2015