House
File
322
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
322
BY
R.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
prescribing
practitioner
registration
with
1
the
drug
prescribing
and
dispensing
information
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
124.551A
Prescribing
practitioner
1
program
registration.
2
A
prescribing
practitioner
shall
register
for
the
program
at
3
the
same
time
the
practitioner
applies
to
the
board
to
register
4
or
renews
registration
to
prescribe
controlled
substances
as
5
required
by
the
board.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
requires
a
prescribing
practitioner
to
register
10
for
the
drug
prescribing
and
dispensing
information
program,
11
also
referred
to
as
the
Iowa
prescription
monitoring
program,
12
at
the
same
time
the
practitioner
applies
to
the
board
of
13
pharmacy
to
register
or
renews
registration
to
prescribe
14
controlled
substances
as
required
by
the
board.
Code
section
15
124.550
defines
“prescribing
practitioner”
as
a
practitioner
16
who
has
prescribed
or
is
contemplating
the
authorization
of
17
a
prescription
for
the
patient
about
whom
information
is
18
requested.
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