Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06279 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6279
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2022
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44 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
55 Introduced by:
66 REP. SCANLON, 98th Dist.
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88 General Assembly
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 6279
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 2022
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1818 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. SCANLON, 98th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND THE RETURN OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That the general statutes be amended to require (1) health care providers who are authorized to prescribe controlled substances to (A) complete continuing education courses in prescription drugs and pain management, (B) register for access to the prescription drug monitoring program before being permitted to renew their licenses, and (C) utilize the prescription drug monitoring program or risk revocation of their licenses, and (2) pharmacies to allow the return of unused prescription drugs.
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3232 To reduce prescription drug abuse.