HB2079
Pharmacy, Board of; membership, EMS agencies authorized to obtain controlled substance registration.
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Pharmacy; membership; emergency medical services agencies authorized to obtain controlled substance registration.
Adds a career fire/emergency medical services (EMS) member and a volunteer fire/EMS member to the Board of Pharmacy for a total of 12 members. In addition, the bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations authorizing EMS agencies and regional EMS councils to obtain a controlled substance registration. The ... (More) authorization allows an EMS agency or regional EMS council to receive controlled substances in Schedules II through VI from a wholesale distributor, manufacturer, third-party logistics provider, warehouse, or pharmacy. The bill also directs the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations specifying a fire station with around the clock staffing is authorized to store controlled substances in a locked room with an access control device and camera monitoring system. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101852D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2079)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/22/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
- 02/05/2025 - House: Left in Health and Human Services
