SB 316, Sen 2nd Rdg, Amnd #F2

(1) Strike the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, lines 27-28) and substitute the following:

SECTION 1. Section 481.074(q), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Section 481.074(k), Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 29-59).

(3) Strike SECTION 3 of the bill (page 2, lines 30-55).

(4) In the recital to SECTION 4 of the bill (page 2, lines 56-57), strike "481.076(a), (a-3), (a-4), (c), (d), (i), and (j)" and substitute "481.076(a) and (d)".

(5) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in amended Section 481.076(a), Health and Safety Code (page 2, lines 60-61), strike "481.074(q), [or] 481.075, or 481.0751" and substitute "481.074(q) or 481.075".

(6) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike amended Sections 481.076(a-3), (a-4), and (c), Health and Safety Code (page 3, lines 35-57).

(7) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike amended Sections 481.076(i) and (j), Health and Safety Code (page 4, lines 4-20).

(8) In the recital to SECTION 5 of the bill (page 4, line 22), strike "amending Subsections (a) and (c) and".

(9) In SECTION 5 of the bill, strike amended Sections 481.0761(a) and (c), Health and Safety Code (page 4, lines 24-50).

(10) In SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Section 481.0761(i), Health and Safety Code (page 4, line 62), strike "481.074(q), 481.075, and 481.0751" and substitute "481.074(q) and 481.075".

(11) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 481.0762(b), Health and Safety Code (page 5, line 26), strike "481.074(q), 481.075, and 481.0751" and substitute "481.074(q) and 481.075".

(12) In SECTION 6 of the bill, strike added Section 481.0762(c), Health and Safety Code (page 5, lines 29-33).

(13) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 481.0762(d), Health and Safety Code (page 5, lines 34-35), strike "or dispensing veterinarian".

(14) In SECTION 6 of the bill, strike added Section 481.0762(e), Health and Safety Code (page 5, lines 38-47), and substitute the following:

(e) In determining whether a potentially harmful prescribing pattern or practice is occurring, the appropriate regulatory agency, at a minimum, shall consider:

(1) the number of times a prescriber prescribes opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol; and

(2) for prescriptions described by Subdivision (1), patterns of prescribing combinations of those drugs and other dangerous combinations of drugs identified by the board.

(15) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 481.0762(f), Health and Safety Code (page 5, line 50), between "prescribing" and "patterns", strike "or dispensing".

(16) In SECTION 6 of the bill, reletter the remaining subsections of added Section 481.0762, Health and Safety Code (page 5, lines 17-55), appropriately, and correct cross-references to those subsections accordingly.

(17) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 481.0764(a), Health and Safety Code (page 5, line 66), between "481.076(a)(5)" and "shall access", insert ", other than a veterinarian,".

(18) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 481.0764(c), Health and Safety Code (page 6, line 5), following "A veterinarian", strike "subject to this section is required to" and substitute "authorized to access information under Subsection (b) regarding a controlled substance may".

(19) In SECTION 7 of the bill, relating to an interim study, strike Subsections (b)(5), (6), (7), and (8) (page 6, lines 50-64) and substitute the following:

(5) evaluate the integration of any new data elements required to be reported under this Act;

(6) evaluate the existence and scope of diversion of controlled substances by animal owners to whom the substances are dispensed by veterinarians; and

(7) explore the best methods for preventing the diversion of controlled substances by animal owners.