HB389
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Amend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of "practitioner" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to exempt charitable health care practitioners from electronic prescription requirement; amend KRS 218A.202 to require an active account with the electronic monitoring system be maintained by practitioners or pharmacists prescribing or dispensing Schedule II, III, IV,…
Introduced: February 6, 2025
Last action: March 13, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill makes several updates to Kentucky's prescription drug laws. It expands who counts as a licensed out-of-state prescriber, adjusts rules around electronic prescriptions and monitoring accounts for controlled substances, and allows the state to form agreements with federal agencies on prescription monitoring. Who it may affect: patients who receive prescriptions for controlled substances, pharmacists, optometrists, physician assistants, and volunteer health care practitioners at charitable clinics.
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