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SENATE BILL NO. 189
BY SENATOR JOHNS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:978(E)(3), relative to prescription drugs; to provide for an
3 exception from pharmacist dispensing limits on certain drugs; to provide for an
4 effective date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:978(E)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง978. Prescriptions
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9 E.
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11 (3) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply if either of the
12 following apply:
13 (a) the The prescription monitoring information from the state of the
14 prescriber may be viewed by the dispensing pharmacist.
15 (b) The prescriber includes on the prescription a diagnosis of cancer or
16 terminal illness.
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18 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
19 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
20 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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