| TO: | Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1137 by Darby (Relating to the transmission of records regarding over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and norpseudoephedrine and a person's civil liability for certain acts arising from the sale of those products.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require businesses who sell over-the-counter products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to transmit certain information to a real-time electronic logging system used by pharmacies and law enforcement agencies that is administered by a nonprofit organization involved in the prevention and investigation of prescription drug diversion. The bill would also require the administrators of the logging system to forward to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) a copy of each record of every applicable sale submitted by a business in this state. The administrator of the logging system would be required to provide real-time access of the system to DPS. The bill would also restrict the amounts of the applicable over-the-counter drugs available for purchase within certain time limits. Certain Sections of the bill would take effect January 1, 2012, while others would take effect September 1, 2011. No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 537 State Health Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, GG
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