| Last Action | 02/06/26: 3rd reading, passed 92-0 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to prescription drugs. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
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 |
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| 01/29/26 |
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| 02/06/26 |
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Last updated: 2/6/2026 4:20 PM (EST)