The bill amends section 7204 of the Public Health Code, specifically addressing the scheduling of controlled substances in relation to federal law. It stipulates that if a substance is designated, rescheduled, or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the state administrator must similarly schedule the substance under section 7201. However, the administrator has the option to hold a board meeting within 30 days of receiving notice to determine if the substance should be controlled in the same manner.

Additionally, if the administrator decides against scheduling the substance, they are required to publish the reasons for this decision within 30 days. The bill modifies the timeframe for these actions, reducing the previous requirement from 91 days to 30 days for both the scheduling decision and the publication of reasons if the substance is not scheduled.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 333.7204