Senate File 282 - Introduced SENATE FILE 282 BY ZAUN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the medical use of cannabidiol including 1 the rescheduling of a cannabidiol investigational product 2 approved as a prescription drug medication under federal law 3 and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2301XS (2) 87 rh/rj
S.F. 282 Section 1. Section 124.201, Code 2017, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. a. If a cannabidiol investigational 3 product approved as a prescription drug medication by the 4 United States food and drug administration is designated 5 as a schedule II controlled substance by the federal drug 6 enforcement agency, the board shall, upon notice of the 7 designation, similarly designate the prescription drug 8 medication as a schedule II controlled substance under this 9 chapter. Such designation by the board shall be immediately 10 effective upon the date of publication in the federal register 11 of the final order designating the prescription drug medication 12 as a schedule II controlled substance. 13 b. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 14 administer this subsection. 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 subsection, 17 and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing 18 unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any emergency 19 rules adopted in accordance with this subsection shall also be 20 published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 21 17A.4, 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 Section 124D.8, Code 2017, is repealed. 23 Sec. 3.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 rescheduling 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 designated as a schedule II 35 -1- LSB 2301XS (2) 87 rh/rj 1/ 2
S.F. 282 controlled substance by the federal drug enforcement agency, 1 the board of pharmacy shall, upon notice of the designation, 2 similarly designate the prescription drug medication as 3 a schedule II controlled substance. Such designation by 4 the board shall be immediately effective upon the date 5 of publication in the federal register of the final order 6 designating the prescription drug medication as a schedule II 7 controlled substance. 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 2301XS (2) 87 rh/rj 2/ 2