as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/02/2018 10:06am
A bill for an act
relating to health; identifying in the Minnesota prescription monitoring program
restrictions on a prescriber's authority to prescribe controlled substances; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.126, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.126, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) The board shall identify
prescribers whose authority to prescribe controlled substances is restricted. The board shall
make information about any current restriction on a prescriber's prescribing authority readily
available to licensed dispensers, either by including the information in the prescription
monitoring program, or by otherwise providing periodic updates to licensees.
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(b) On a quarterly basis, the board shall consult with the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration; the National Practitioner Data Bank, or any successor database; and each
Minnesota health-related licensing board that licenses prescribers to identify prescribers
whose authority to prescribe controlled substances is restricted.
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