This bill amends the laws governing the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program. It changes the definition of "prescriber" to mean a licensed health care professional or veterinarian with prescriptive authority, including a licensed health care professional or veterinarian who uses telehealth in providing health care to prescribe controlled substances to patients located in this State; removes the itemized list of required information to be reported to the program and provides the Department of Health and Human Services authority to specify and determine this information by rule; extends the annual reporting deadline from January 15th annually to April 15th annually; and repeals the one-time rule-making authorization and exception from 2017.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 765, HP 495: 22.7246, 22.7249, 22.7250, 22.7254, 32.2210, 32.2600, 32.3300, 32.3657, 32.18308