House
Study
Bill
520
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BAUDLER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
issuance
of
prescriptions
for
an
opiate
1
that
is
a
schedule
II
controlled
substance
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.308,
Code
2018,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
a.
A
practitioner
shall
not
issue
a
3
prescription
for
more
than
a
seven-day
supply
of
an
opiate
that
4
is
a
schedule
II
controlled
substance.
5
b.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
any
of
the
following:
6
(1)
A
prescription
issued
to
a
patient
suffering
from
7
chronic
pain
diagnosed
by
a
practitioner.
8
(2)
A
prescription
issued
to
a
patient
receiving
services
9
from
a
hospice
program
as
defined
in
section
135J.1.
10
(3)
A
prescription
issued
to
a
patient
receiving
inpatient
11
hospital
care.
12
(4)
A
prescription
issued
to
a
patient
receiving
inpatient
13
care
in
a
nursing
facility
as
defined
in
section
135C.1.
14
(5)
A
prescription
issued
to
a
patient
receiving
15
end-of-life
care
directed
at
managing
symptoms
associated
with
16
the
final
stages
of
illness
and
dying.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
prohibits
practitioners
from
issuing
prescriptions
21
for
more
than
a
seven-day
supply
of
an
opiate
that
is
a
22
schedule
II
controlled
substance.
The
bill
makes
exceptions
23
for
patients
suffering
from
chronic
pain,
receiving
end-of-life
24
care,
or
receiving
treatment
in
a
hospice
program,
hospital,
25
or
nursing
facility.
A
practitioner
who
dispenses
an
opiate
26
that
is
a
schedule
II
controlled
substance
in
violation
of
the
27
bill
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
Code
28
section
124.402.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
29
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
30
$625
but
not
more
than
$6,250.
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