AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

Amend KRS 218A.205 to remove the requirement of a permanent licensure ban on licensees and applicants convicted of a felony offense regarding prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; make technical corrections.

Boards and Commissions Drugs and Medicines Health and Medical Services Licensing Opioids Optometrists Pharmacists Public Health Health Care Professionals Physicians

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This bill removes an existing rule that permanently bans people from obtaining a license if they have been convicted of a felony related to prescribing or dispensing controlled substances. Under the change, licensing boards would have more flexibility in how they handle these cases rather than being required to impose a lifetime ban. Who it may affect: health care professionals such as physicians, pharmacists, and optometrists who have a felony conviction related to controlled substances, as well as the licensing boards that oversee them.

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