SB73 Alabama 2020 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the Department of Public Health maintains a controlled substances prescription database program. The law specifies who may access the database, including health care practitioners with privileges to prescribe controlled substances and the Board of Medical Examiners to monitor prescriptions of controlled substances prescribed by physicians
This bill would authorize the Alabama Board of Nursing to access the controlled substances database for the purpose of monitoring the prescribing activities of authorized nurses and to monitor nurses who are prescribed controlled substances
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style
Relating to the controlled substances database; to amend Section 20-2-214, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the Alabama Board of Nursing to access the controlled substances database for the purpose of monitoring nurses who prescribe controlled substances or who are prescribed controlled substances; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2020 | S | Healthcare first Amendment Offered |
| March 5, 2020 | S | Pending third reading on day 11 Favorable from Healthcare with 1 amendment |
| March 5, 2020 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 4, 2020 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 4, 2020 | ROOM 304 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB73 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Healthcare first Amendment Offered |