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HB 1185 Prescription Monitoring Program System Changes (language only)

Item 285 #1h

Item 285 #1h
Health and Human Resources
Department of Health Professions

Language

Page 317, line 26, insert "A."

Page 317, after line 29, insert:

"E. Out of this appropriation, up to $300,000 the first year and up to $500,000 the second year from the Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation (COAR) opioid settlement funds shall be provided to the Department of Health Professions for systems changes to the Prescription Monitoring Program to implement the provisions of House Bill 1185 passed by the 2024 General Assembly.  These funds shall remain unallotted until the cost estimates for such systems changes are reviewed and approved by the Director, Department of Planning and Budget."

Explanation

(This amendment provides funding from the Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation (COAR) opioid settlement funds to support the cost of systems changes to the Prescription Monitoring Program pursuant to the passage of House Bill 1185 by the 2024 General Assembly, which requires data sharing from the Emergency Department Smartchart with the Prescription Monitoring Program to allow for the display of patient non fatal overdose information in near real time at the point of prescribing.)

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