SB2952ham002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe

Filed: 5/22/2018

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2952

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2952 on page 16, by replacing lines 5 through 15 with the following:

"(b) The Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Committee shall consist of 16 members appointed by the Clinical Director of the Prescription Monitoring Program The Clinical Director of the Prescription Monitoring Program shall appoint members to serve on the advisory committee. The advisory committee shall be composed of prescribers and dispensers licensed to practice in his or her respective profession as follows: one family or primary care physician; one pain specialist physician; 4 other physicians, one of whom may be an ophthalmologist licensed to practice medicine in all its branches; 2 one advanced practice registered nurses nurse; one physician assistant; one optometrist; one dentist; one podiatric physician; one veterinarian; one clinical representative from a statewide organization representing hospitals; and 3 pharmacists. The Advisory"; and

on page 17, by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following: "2019 members shall draw lots for initial terms and 6 members shall serve 3 years, 5 members shall serve 2 years, and 5"; and

on page 17, by replacing lines 5 through 8 with the following: "than 3 terms. The Clinical Director of the Prescription Monitoring Program may appoint a representative of an organization representing a profession required to be appointed. The Clinical Director of the Prescription"; and

on page 19, line 17, by deleting "or ophthalmologist".