S.B.
248
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DATABASE AMENDMENTS
Senate Committee
Amendments
Amendment 2 February 23, 2011 2:35 PM
Senator Curtis S. Bramble proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 1, Lines 22 through 23 :
22 Other Special Clauses:
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None
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This bill takes effect on January 1, 2012.
2. Page 5, Lines 125 through 131 :
125 (j) the following licensed physicians for the purpose of reviewing and offering an
126 opinion on an individual's request for workers' compensation benefits under Title 34A, Chapter
127 2, Workers' Compensation Act, or Title 34A, Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act:
128 (i) a member of the medical panel described in Section 34A-2-601 ;
or
129
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(ii) the medical director for the Labor Commission;
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130
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(iii) the medical director for a workers' compensation insurer;
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or
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131
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(iv) the medical director for a self-insured employer;
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and
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(v)
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(ii) a physician offering a second opinion regarding treatment; and
3. Page 6, Lines 153 through 160 :
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Section 2.
Section
58-37f-704
is enacted to read:
154 58-37f-704. Requirement to check controlled substance database.
155 A licensed physician shall review the database before writing a first prescription to a
156 patient for a schedule II or schedule III controlled substance to determine if there is evidence
157 relating to the patient of:
158 (1) prescription duplication;
159 (2) drug over-use; or
160 (3) drug abuse. }
Section 2. Effective Date
This bill takes effect on January 1, 2012.
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