HSB 549

This bill relates to controlled substances, including amending the controlled substance schedules and information collection and reporting requirements under the Iowa prescription monitoring program, and including effective date provisions. _____ DIVISION I —— CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULES —— PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES REPORTING.), parts 1300, 1308, and 1310. The division takes effect upon enactment. DIVISION II —— IOWA PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM. This division amends the composition and appointment of the Iowa prescription monitoring program advisory council. The bill changes the advisory council from a governor-appointed council to a board-appointed council; removes the minimum number of council members; modifies the composition of the council; directs the board to adopt rules on matters pertaining to council membership including terms of appointment and quorum; requires the board to consult with professional organizations and licensing boards for counsel membership; and expands the responsibility of the council to monitor and ensure that patient confidentiality, best interests, and civil liberties are at all times protected and preserved during the existence of the prescription monitoring program.