House File 520 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 520 BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 164) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the medical use of cannabidiol including the 1 scheduling of a cannabidiol investigational product approved 2 as a prescription drug medication under federal law and 3 including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2301HV (2) 87 rh/rj
H.F. 520 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 124.201A Cannabidiol 1 investigational product —— rules. 2 1. If a cannabidiol investigational product approved as 3 a prescription drug medication by the United States food and 4 drug administration is eliminated from or revised in the 5 federal schedule of controlled substances by the federal drug 6 enforcement agency and notice of the elimination or revision 7 is given to the board, the board shall similarly eliminate 8 or revise the prescription drug medication in the schedule 9 of controlled substances under this chapter. Such action by 10 the board shall be immediately effective upon the date of 11 publication of the final regulation containing the elimination 12 or revision in the federal register. 13 2. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 14 to administer this section. The board may adopt rules on an 15 emergency basis as provided in section 17A.4, subsection 3, and 16 section 17A.5, subsection 2, to administer this section, and 17 the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless 18 a later date is specified in the rules. Any emergency rules 19 adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published 20 as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4, 21 subsection 1. 22 Sec. 2. REPEAL. Section 124D.8, Code 2017, is repealed. 23 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The section of this Act repealing 24 section 124D.8, Code 2017, takes effect June 30, 2017. 25 EXPLANATION 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 27 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 28 This bill relates to the medical use of cannabidiol, 29 including the scheduling of a cannabidiol investigational 30 product approved as a prescription drug medication under 31 federal law. 32 The bill provides if a cannabidiol investigational product 33 approved as a prescription drug medication by the United States 34 food and drug administration is eliminated from or revised in 35 -1- LSB 2301HV (2) 87 rh/rj 1/ 2
H.F. 520 the federal schedule of controlled substances by the federal 1 drug enforcement agency and notice of the elimination or 2 revision is given to the board, the board of pharmacy shall 3 similarly eliminate or revise the prescription drug medication 4 in the schedule of controlled substances under Code chapter 5 124. Such action by the board shall be immediately effective 6 upon the date of publication of the final regulation containing 7 the elimination or revision in the federal register. 8 The bill provides that the board shall adopt rules pursuant 9 to Code chapter 17A to administer the bill and may adopt 10 emergency rules which shall be effective immediately upon 11 filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any 12 emergency rules adopted shall also be published as a notice of 13 intended action as provided in Code section 17A.4, subsection 14 1. 15 The bill strikes the repeal of Code chapter 124D (medical 16 cannabidiol Act) before the repeal becomes effective July 1, 17 2017. 18 -2- LSB 2301HV (2) 87 rh/rj 2/ 2