AKVMA Supports HB 91 and SB 132 (Bills to exempt veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program).
HB 91
5/14/2021 – Dr. McKayla Dick, AKVMA president and Dr. Mary Ann Hollick, AVMA House Delegate testified in support of HB 91 at the House Labor and Commerce Committee Meeting.
SB 132
2/3/2022 SB 132 Hearing (Recorded Audio)
Health and Social Services Committee
2/8/2022 SB 132 Hearing (Recorded Audio)
Health and Social Services Committee
Action: SB 132 voted unanimously to progress the bill to Senate Labor and Commerce
2/23/2022 SB 132 Hearing (Recorded Audio)
Senate Labor and Commerce
AKVMA and BOVE Presentation Slides
3/2/2022 SB 132 Hearing (Recorded Audio)
Senate Labor and Commerce
Action: Moves SB 132 forward
3/17/2022 SB 132 Hearing at 3pm (Recorded Audio)
Senate Finance Committee
3/23/2022 SB 132
Referred to Rules Committee
3/25/2022 SB 132
Advanced by Senate for 3rd Reading
3/28/2022 SB 132
Passes in the Senate (16 Yeas and 0 Nays)
4/4/2022 SB 132
Referred to House Health and Social Services Committee
4/28/2022 (Recorded Hearing)
SB 132
Hearing in House Health and Social Services Committee
5/3/2022 (Recorded Hearing)
SB 132
Hearing in House Health and Social Services Committee
5/5/2022 (Recorded Hearing)
SB 132
Hearing in House Health and Social Services (HHS) Committee
Action: The HHS committee passes 3 amendments for SB 132 and moves it out of committee.
The amendments include:
- An amendment that when prescribing a scheduled II, III, or IV controlled substance, the veterinarian will not be required to query the database. (The responsibility would be put on the pharmacists to query and to report to the PDMP.)
- An amendment that would allow practitioners to be exempt from the PDMP requirements when dispensing a prescription of a controlled substance in a quantity intended to last not more than 3 days. (The current regulation is less than 24 hours when dispensing a 24 hour supply of controlled substances in an emergency department and an in patient pharmacy. The intent is to increase this to 72 hours for all practitioners.
- An amendment that would only require veterinarians to log into the PDMP if you are dispensing a controlled substance (gets rid of the daily reporting).
5/13 House Labor and Commerce Committee Meeting
SB 132 (with amendments)
9 a.m.
The PDMP for Alaskan Veterinarians is:
- UNUSABLE
- NOT PRACTICAL OR EFFECTIVE
- CREATING UNECESSARY BUSINESS BURDENS
- ADDING COSTS
Why It Makes SENSE to Exempt Veterinarians from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- One Page Flyer
- To learn more, view our white paper
- Slides from PDMP Town Hall Meeting on January 16, 2022
Sample Letters to Use in Contacting Your State Senator and Representative
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Alaska State Legislator Contact List (has mailing information and phone numbers)
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Sample Letter to Your Representative
