House Study Bill 159 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BAUDLER) 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. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2638YC (4) 87 rh/rj
H.F. _____ 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 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to the medical use of cannabidiol, 26 including the scheduling of a cannabidiol investigational 27 product approved as a prescription drug medication under 28 federal law. 29 The bill provides if a cannabidiol investigational product 30 approved as a prescription drug medication by the United States 31 food and drug administration is eliminated from or revised in 32 the federal schedule of controlled substances by the federal 33 drug enforcement agency and notice of the elimination or 34 revision is given to the board, the board of pharmacy shall 35 -1- LSB 2638YC (4) 87 rh/rj 1/ 2
H.F. _____ similarly eliminate or revise the prescription drug medication 1 in the schedule of controlled substances under Code chapter 124 2 (controlled substances Act). Such action by the board shall be 3 immediately effective upon the date of publication of the final 4 regulation in the federal register. 5 The bill provides that the board shall adopt rules pursuant 6 to Code chapter 17A to administer the bill and may adopt 7 emergency rules which shall be effective immediately upon 8 filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any 9 emergency rules adopted shall also be published as a notice of 10 intended action as provided in Code section 17A.4, subsection 11 1. 12 -2- LSB 2638YC (4) 87 rh/rj 2/ 2