Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the electronic transmission of prescriptions and including effective date and applicability provisions
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Doctors will no longer be required to send most prescriptions to pharmacies electronically. However, prescriptions for controlled substances must still be sent electronically. This change affects healthcare providers and the pharmacies that fill their orders.1
Read the official explanation
This bill removes the requirement that all prescriptions, except those that fall within certain exceptions, be transmitted to a pharmacy electronically. The bill does not alter the requirement that prescriptions for controlled substances be transmitted electronically. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to all prescriptions issued on or after the effective date of the bill.