House
Study
Bill
90
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
GOVERNOR’S
OFFICE
OF
DRUG
CONTROL
POLICY
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
drug
control,
including
the
criminal
offense
1
of
prohibited
acts
related
to
controlled
substances
and
the
2
information
program
for
drug
prescribing
and
dispensing,
and
3
providing
a
penalty.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.403,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Any
person
who
violates
this
section
,
or
who
acts
with,
3
enters
into
a
common
scheme
or
design
with,
or
conspires
with
4
one
or
more
other
persons
to
violate
this
section
,
is
guilty
of
5
a
serious
misdemeanor
class
“C”
felony
.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
124.552,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
7
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
The
program
shall
include
a
warning
on
9
all
reports
stating
that
“Medicaid
fraud
is
a
crime.
If
you
10
suspect
Medicaid
fraud,
call
the
Iowa
Medicaid
fraud
hotline.”
11
The
warning
shall
include
the
toll-free
telephone
number
of
the
12
Iowa
Medicaid
fraud
hotline.
13
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
124.556A
Medical
assistance
program
14
prescription
drug
lock-in
program.
15
The
board
shall
collaborate
with
the
department
of
human
16
services
to
develop
a
procedure
for
the
department
of
human
17
services
to
provide
patient
information
to
the
board
regarding
18
medical
assistance
recipients
who
are
participating
in
the
19
prescription
drug
lock-in
program.
The
patient
lock-in
20
information
shall
be
incorporated
into
the
information
21
reporting
database
and
accessible
as
provided
in
section
22
124.533.
23
EXPLANATION
24
This
bill
relates
to
the
criminal
offense
of
prohibited
25
acts
related
to
controlled
substances
and
the
information
26
program
for
drug
prescribing
and
dispensing
(Iowa
prescription
27
monitoring
program).
28
The
bill
increases
the
criminal
penalty
for
a
conviction
29
for
prohibited
acts
relating
to
controlled
substances
in
Code
30
section
124.403
from
a
serious
misdemeanor
to
a
class
“C”
31
felony.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
32
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
33
than
$1,875.
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
34
for
no
more
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,000
but
not
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more
than
$10,000.
1
The
bill
also
requires
the
Iowa
prescription
monitoring
2
program
to
include
a
warning
on
all
reports
stating
that
3
“Medicaid
fraud
is
a
crime.
If
you
suspect
Medicaid
fraud,
4
call
the
Iowa
Medicaid
fraud
hotline.”
The
warning
shall
5
include
the
toll-free
telephone
number
of
the
hotline.
6
The
bill
directs
the
board
of
pharmacy
to
collaborate
with
7
the
department
of
human
services
to
develop
a
procedure
for
the
8
department
of
human
services
to
provide
patient
information
to
9
the
board
regarding
Medicaid
recipients
who
are
participating
10
in
the
prescription
drug
lock-in
program.
The
information
11
is
then
to
be
incorporated
into
the
information
database
and
12
accessible
to
pharmacists,
prescribing
practitioners,
and
13
others
as
specified
in
the
information
access
provisions
for
14
the
information
program.
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