SPONSOR:

Sen. Townsend & Rep. Bentz

Sens. Hansen, Hocker, Lopez; Reps. Briggs King, Heffernan, Hudson, Keeley, Miro, Paradee, K. Williams

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 44

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 4798(u), Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:

(u) All prescribers who hold a registration pursuant to § 4732 of this title shall register with the Prescription Monitoring Program on or before January 1, 2014. All dispensers located in the State of Delaware that hold a registration pursuant to § 4732 of this title shall ensure that all pharmacists dispensing at the registrant's place of business are registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program on or before January 1, 2014. A violation of this subsection may serve as a basis for discipline pursuant to § 4735 of this title.

(u) A prescriber who holds a controlled substance registration issued pursuant to § 4732 of this title must be registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program. A prescriber who is issued a controlled substance registration for the first time shall register with the Prescription Monitoring Program within 90 days of issuance. Failure to comply with this subsection may result in disciplinary action pursuant to § 4735 of this title.

SYNOPSIS

This Bill clarifies that every prescriber holding a controlled substance registration must be registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program. Further, prescribers who receive a CSR (controlled substances registration) for the first time must register with the Prescription Monitoring Program within 90 days.

Author: Senator Townsend