BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 4166 By: Klick Public Health Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law allows for unused prescription drugs to be donated and redistributed, but the law is limited to individually packaged drugs. This packaging requirement restricts health care providers' ability to accept and distribute donated drugs that are safe and effective based on how they are packaged. C.S.H.B. 4166 seeks to promote sustainability in the health care system, reduce waste, and ensure the safety and effectiveness of donated prescription drugs by providing for the collection and redistribution of donated prescription drugs that are in a bottle or container and meet other existing packaging requirements. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 4166 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a provider participating in the collection and redistribution of donated prescription drugs to accept or dispense a donated prescription drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident bottle or container and is otherwise eligible for donation. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023. COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 4166 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. While the introduced authorized certain providers to accept and dispense a donated prescription drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident bottle, the substitute extends this authorization to a drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident container.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 4166
By: Klick
Public Health
Committee Report (Substituted)
C.S.H.B. 4166
By: Klick
Public Health
Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law allows for unused prescription drugs to be donated and redistributed, but the law is limited to individually packaged drugs. This packaging requirement restricts health care providers' ability to accept and distribute donated drugs that are safe and effective based on how they are packaged. C.S.H.B. 4166 seeks to promote sustainability in the health care system, reduce waste, and ensure the safety and effectiveness of donated prescription drugs by providing for the collection and redistribution of donated prescription drugs that are in a bottle or container and meet other existing packaging requirements.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 4166 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a provider participating in the collection and redistribution of donated prescription drugs to accept or dispense a donated prescription drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident bottle or container and is otherwise eligible for donation.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 4166 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. While the introduced authorized certain providers to accept and dispense a donated prescription drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident bottle, the substitute extends this authorization to a drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident container.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Current law allows for unused prescription drugs to be donated and redistributed, but the law is limited to individually packaged drugs. This packaging requirement restricts health care providers' ability to accept and distribute donated drugs that are safe and effective based on how they are packaged. C.S.H.B. 4166 seeks to promote sustainability in the health care system, reduce waste, and ensure the safety and effectiveness of donated prescription drugs by providing for the collection and redistribution of donated prescription drugs that are in a bottle or container and meet other existing packaging requirements.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 4166 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a provider participating in the collection and redistribution of donated prescription drugs to accept or dispense a donated prescription drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident bottle or container and is otherwise eligible for donation.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2023.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 4166 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
While the introduced authorized certain providers to accept and dispense a donated prescription drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident bottle, the substitute extends this authorization to a drug that is packaged in its original, unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident container.