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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 68
February 24, 2025 - Introduced by Representative DITTRICH, cosponsored by
Senator TESTIN. Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term
Care.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to amend 961.385 (2) (cs) 1., 961.385 (5) (b) and 961.385 (6) (a) of the
statutes; relating to: the prescription drug monitoring program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires the Controlled Substances Board to establish a
prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) that requires pharmacies and
health care practitioners to generate records documenting the dispensing of
monitored prescription drugs. Records from the PDMP may be disclosed to persons
specified under current law or by the board by rule. This bill makes changes to
certain requirements under the PDMP:
1. Subject to exceptions, current law requires that a patient[s records under
the program be reviewed before a practitioner issues a prescription order for the
patient. However, current law provides that this requirement does not apply after
April 1, 2025. The bill extends the application of this requirement by five years, to
April 1, 2030.
2. Current law requires the board to conduct a quarterly review of the PDMP
to evaluate the actual outcomes of the PDMP compared with projected outcomes.
However, current law provides that this requirement does not apply after October
30, 2025. The bill extends the application of this requirement by five years, to
October 30, 2030.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
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SECTION 1
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 961.385 (2) (cs) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
961.385 (2) (cs) 1. Require that a patient[s records under the program be
reviewed before the practitioner issues a prescription order for the patient. The
review required under this subdivision may be performed by the practitioner or by
the practitioner[s agent in accordance with applicable standards of practice. This
subdivision does not apply after April 1, 2025 2030.
SECTION 2. 961.385 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.385 (5) (b) This subsection does not apply after October 30, 2025 2030.
SECTION 3. 961.385 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.385 (6) (a) The results of the board[s review under sub. (5). This
paragraph does not apply after October 30, 2025 2030.
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