26RS HB 388

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Last Action	01/14/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1755
Sponsors	R. Duvall, K. Moser
Summary of Original Version	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, or V controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enter reciprocal agreements or contracts with any federal agency of the United States or its territories.
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs And Medicines - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Health And Medical Services - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Health Care Professionals - Charitable health care providers, electronic prescribing Optometrists - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Pharmacists - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring Physicians - Controlled substances, electronic monitoring State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, controlled substances, electronic monitoring