SB614 HH&HR AM 3-7                                    NT(3345)

    The House Health and Human Resource Committee moves to amend the bill on page two, section five, line eight, following the word “as” by removing the words “a member” and replacing in lieu thereof the word “members”;

    On page three, section five, line thirty, following the word “prescribe” by inserting “or dispense”’

    On page four, line thirty-four, following the word “patient” by adding a colon and the following words “Provided, That the small team established in subsection (b) is authorized to query the database to comply with subsection (b);

    On page four, section five, line forty-two, following the word “communicating” by inserting the words “with appropriate law enforcement agencies as determined by the small team established in subsection (b) of this section” and a comma;

    On page four, section five, line forty-three, following the word “or” by striking the word “by” and inserting in lieu thereof, the word “with”;

    “On page four, section five, line forty-five, following the word “patients” and the period by inserting the following words “Only in those cases in which there is reasonable suspicion to believe a breach of professional or occupational standards may have occurred, the team established in subsection (b) shall notify the appropriate professional licensing agency with jurisdiction over prescribers or dispensers and shall provide prescription monitoring information required by the small team established in subsection (b) of this section.”;

    On page five, section five, line seventy-two, following the word “Care” by striking the comma and inserting the word “and”;

    On page five, section five, line seventy-three, following the word “Family” by striking the word “Practice”;

    On page five, section five, line seventy-three following the word “Physicians” by striking the following “and a representative of a controlled substance wholesaler chosen by the Board of Pharmacy”;

    On page six, section five, line seventy-eight, following the word “for” by striking the word “both”;

    On page six, section five, line seventy eight, following the word “patients” by deleting the words “and health care professionals”;

    On page six, section five, line eighty, following the word “section” and the period by deleting the subsection (C) in its entirety and relettering subsection (D);

    On page six, section five, line eighty-nine, by striking subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

    “(b) The Board of Pharmacy shall create a small team of individuals consisting of two law enforcement personnel representing the federally affiliated drug task forces, two physicians with specialties which require extensive use of controlled substances, and a pharmacist who is knowledgeable about the use and abuse of controlled substances. The team may determine that an additional physician who is an expert in the field under investigation be added to the team when the facts of a case indicate that the additional expertise is required. This team shall query the database and make determinations on a case-by-case basis on specific unusual prescribing patterns indicated by outliers in the system that could determine a need for further action by law enforcement or the licensing board which has jurisdiction over the prescribers or dispensers under consideration. The number of cases identified shall be determined by the small team based on a number that can be adequately reviewed by the team.”;

    On page seven, section five, line one hundred five, following the word “for, by striking the word “both”;

    On page seven, section five, line one hundred five, following the word “patients” by deleting the words “and health care professionals”;

    On page nine, section five, line one hundred forty-two, following the word “to” by deleting the word “requirea” and replacing in lieu thereof the word “require”.