Rep. David Silvers and HB 557

Last night, Rep. Dave Silvers spoke in front of the commission. He mentioned two bills that he has co-authored. This one has to do with medial marijuana dispensaries, a subject near and dear to our hearts as we have two in Lake Worth that will soon be opening..

CS/CS/HB 557: Controlled Substance Prescribing GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Duran ; Silvers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Donalds ; Edwards ; Jacobs ; Jenne ; Jones ; Mercado ; Nunez ; Willhite

Controlled Substance Prescribing; Revising requirements for reporting the dispensing of controlled substances; limiting an exception to reporting requirements for certain facilities that dispense controlled substances; authorizing certain employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs access to certain information in the prescription drug monitoring program database, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/27/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-169
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