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The
Senate Health and Human Services Committee offered the following substitute to
HB 1054:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to
Schedule I controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to
Schedule IV controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the
definition of the term "dangerous drug"; to
amend
Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to provide for
an exception to the requirement that expired drugs be returned by emergency
service providers to the issuing pharmacy; to provide an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled
substances, is amended in Code Section 16-13-25, relating to Schedule I
controlled substances, by striking subparagraphs (O), (Z), and (SS) of paragraph
(3) and inserting in their respective places the following:
"(O)
Psilocyn
(Psilocin);"
"(Z)
3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(MDMA);"
"(SS)
MDMA (3, 4
Methylene Dioxymethamphetamine)
Reserved;"
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended in Code Section 16-13-28, relating to Schedule IV
controlled substances, by striking paragraph (33) and inserting its place the
following:
"(33)
Zolpidem;
(34)
Zopiclone, and all salts, isomers, and salts of isomers
thereof."
SECTION
3.
Said
chapter is further amended in Code Section 16-13-71, relating to the definition
of dangerous drug, by striking paragraphs (116.05), (116.1), (193.5), (515),
(663.1), and (663.75) in subsection (b) and inserting in their respective places
the following:
"(116.05)
Buprenorphine
Reserved;"
"(116.1)
Buproprion
Bupropion;"
"(193.5)
Cinacalet
Cinacalcet;"
"(515)
Levallorphan
Reserved;"
"(663.1)
Olmesartain
Olmesartan;"
"(663.75)
Orlistat
– See
exceptions;"
SECTION
4.
Said
chapter is further amended in Code Section 16-13-71, relating to the definition
of dangerous drug, by inserting new paragraphs in subsection (b) to read as
follows:
"(13.53)
Adalimumab;"
"(108.5)
Bromfenac;"
"(243.5)
Deferasirox;"
"(332.85)
Entecavir;"
"(380.6)
Exenatide;"
"(409.8)
Galsulfase;"
"(464.7)
Iloprost;"
"(513.7)
Lenalidomide;"
"(544.5)
Mecasermin;"
"(616.05)
Micafungin;"
"(638.75)
Nelarabine;"
"(640.1)
Nepafenac;"
"(681.4)
Palifermin;"
"(692.51)
Pegfilgrastin;"
"(692.515)
Peginterferon;"
"(769.3)
Pramlintide;"
"(772.5)
Pregabalin;"
"(831.04)
Ramelteon;"
"(843.2)
Risedronate;"
"(966.3)
Tigecycline;"
"(967.57)
Tipranavir;"
SECTION
5.
Said
chapter is further amended in Code Section 16-13-71, relating to the definition
of dangerous drug, by inserting a new paragraph in subsection (c) to read as
follows:
"(16.95)
Orlistat – when a single dosage unit is 60 mg. or
less;"
SECTION
6.
Article
6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to pharmacies, is amended in Code Section 26-4-116, relating to emergency
service providers, contracts with issuing pharmacy, record keeping, and
inspections, by striking subsection (g) and inserting in its place the
following:
"(g)
All outdated, expired, unused, or unusable drugs shall be returned to the
issuing pharmacy for proper disposition in a manner acceptable to the
board;
provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to expired biologic
product in single dose packaging, with orphan drug designation by the federal
Food and Drug Administration, that is considered life-saving rescue medication
and is critical to natural disaster management, as determined by the board in
consultation with the Georgia Emergency Management
Agency."
SECTION
7.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
8.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.