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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 81(R)

Senate Bill 904

Senate Author:  Williams

Effective:  6-19-09

House Sponsor:  McReynolds


            Senate Bill 904 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a prescribing practitioner to issue multiple prescriptions authorizing a patient to receive a total of up to a 90‑day supply of a Schedule II controlled substance under certain conditions.  The bill establishes procedures for the issuance of multiple prescriptions of a Schedule II controlled substance and adds carisoprodol to the drugs classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance.