Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1115
Session 2022A
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 7, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Cathy Kipp
Republican
Matt Soper
Democrat
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat
Sonya Jaquez Lewis
First Action
Jan 21, 2022
Latest Action
Jun 7, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1115
State
Colorado
Session
2022A
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
The act: Clarifies that every prescriber must query the prescription drug monitoring program (program) prior to filling a prescription for an opioid or benzodiazepine; Requires each prescriber and pharmacist to attest that they have registered and are maintaining a user account with the program and that they are aware of the penalties for noncompliance; Allows a practitioner or pharmacist who is registered with the program to authorize an unlimited number of designees to access the program on the practitioner's or pharmacist's behalf if the designees meet the eligibility criteria and to register those designees in a group designee user account. The practitioner or pharmacist is required to approve, maintain, and track the identifying information of each authorized designee in the group designee user account. Requires the division of professions and occupations (division) to solicit applications from public and private integration organizations and, on or before January 1, 2023, approve qualified integration organizations that practitioners and pharmacists may use to integrate the program with patient electronic medical records; and Subject to available funding, requires the division to implement a process whereby practitioners and pharmacists may apply for and receive reimbursement from the division for all or a portion of the costs of integrating the program with electronic medical records. $2,016,475 is appropriated from the prescription drug monitoring fund to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the division of professions and occupations. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (14)
06/07/2022
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/25/2022
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/25/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/23/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/10/2022
House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/09/2022
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2022
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/06/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/05/2022
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
05/05/2022
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/04/2022
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
05/04/2022
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/16/2022
House
House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/21/2022
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance
Sources
Record Created
Jan 22, 2022 6:10:13 PM
Record Updated
Aug 20, 2022 1:49:24 AM