- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Apr 8, 2019
What it does
Prescribing health care practitioners - electronic prescribing of controlled substances - exceptions. The act requires health care practitioners with prescribing authority to prescribe schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances only via a prescription that is electronically transmitted to a pharmacy unless a specified exception applies. The requirement to electronically prescribe starts on July 1, 2021, for podiatrists, physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and optometrists, and on July 1, 2023, for dentists and practitioners serving rural communities or in a solo practice. Prescribing practitioners are required to indicate on license renewal questionnaires whether…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Colorado.