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Senate Bill 316 |
Senate Author: Uresti |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Davis, Sarah |
Senate Bill 316 amends the Occupations Code to require the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to develop a continuing education program regarding opioid drug abuse and the delivery, dispensing, and provision of tamper-resistant opioid drugs and authorizes the board by rule to require a holder of a license to practice pharmacy to satisfy a number of the license holder’s required continuing education hours through attendance of such a program. The bill requires the standing committee of the senate that has primary jurisdiction over health and human services to conduct an interim study regarding opioid abuse and the provision of tamper-resistant opioids that includes an examination of matters relating to prescription opioid abuse and the use and effectiveness of tamper-resistant opioids. The bill authorizes the committee to establish appropriate criteria for the study to accomplish the study's purpose and requires the committee to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives for consideration by the 84th Legislature.