SSB 3031 (LSB 5320XD (7) 87)

SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY BILL)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the issuance of an annual prescribing practitioner activity report to prescribing practitioners.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 124.553, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  A prescribing practitioner for the issuance of a required report pursuant to section 124.554, subsection 3.
    Sec. 2.  Section 124.554, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  The issuance annually of a prescribing practitioner activity report compiled from information from the program pursuant to subsection 3.
    Sec. 3.  Section 124.554, Code 2018, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  a.  Beginning February 1, 2019, and annually by February 1 thereafter, the board shall issue each prescribing practitioner who prescribed a controlled substance reported to the program as dispensed in the preceding calendar year in this state a prescribing practitioner activity report which shall include but not be limited to the following:
   (1)  A cover letter.
   (2)  A summary of the prescribing practitioner’s history of prescribing controlled substances.
   (3)  A comparison of the prescribing practitioner’s history of prescribing controlled substances with the history of other prescribing practitioners of the same profession or specialty.
   (4)  The prescribing practitioner’s history of program use.
   (5)  General patient risk factors.
   (6)  Educational updates.
   (7)  Other pertinent information identified by the board and advisory council by rule.
   b.  Information provided to a prescribing practitioner in a report required under this subsection shall be kept confidential pursuant to section 124.553, subsection 3.
    Sec. 4.  Section 124.556, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   124.556  Education and treatment.
   The program for drug prescribing and dispensing shall include education initiatives and outreach to consumers, prescribing practitioners, and pharmacists, and shall also include assistance for identifying substance abuse treatment programs and providers.  The program shall also include educational updates and information on general patient risk factors for prescribing practitioners. The board and advisory council shall adopt rules, as provided under section 124.554, to implement this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the board of pharmacy and the advisory council to promulgate rules allowing the annual issuance of confidential activity reports to prescribing practitioners who prescribe any controlled substances. The reports would include information from the information program for drug prescribing and dispensing, known as the Iowa prescription monitoring program (PMP), including a summary of the prescribing practitioner’s history of prescribing controlled substances, comparisons to other prescribing practitioners of the same profession and specialty, the prescribing practitioner’s history of program use, general patient risk factors, educational updates, and other pertinent information. The bill amends Code section 124.553 to allow the board to disclose such information when issuing annual activity reports. The bill also requires the board to include information on general patient risk factors and educational updates in the PMP.