HB 94 -- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION

Current law requires persons who, by any process, produce,
prepare, distribute, dispense, or prescribe any controlled
substance to register annually with the Department of Health.
This bill eliminates the annual requirement and provides instead
that such registrations may be issued for a term not exceeding 3
years.

HB 94 -- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (Clayton)

Current law requires persons who, by any process, produce,
prepare, distribute, dispense, or prescribe any controlled
substance to register annually with the Department of Health.
The bill eliminates the annual requirement and provides instead
that such registrations may be issued for a term not exceeding 3
years.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

HB 94 -- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

SPONSOR:  Clayton

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Public Health by a vote of 13 to 0.

Current law requires persons who, by any process, produce,
prepare, distribute, dispense, or prescribe any controlled
substance to register annually with the Department of Health.
The bill eliminates the annual requirement and provides instead
that such registrations may be issued for a term not exceeding 3
years.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that this bill would allow the
Department of Health to efficiently process the increasing
amount of applications for controlled substances registration.
The bill would not affect the monitoring and investigations of
possible controlled substances violations.  Supporters also
state that the yearly registration fee would not increase but
would be consolidated into one payment.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Clayton; Missouri
Hospital Association; Missouri State Medical Association;
Department of Health; Missouri Pharmacy Association; and
Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Joseph Deering, Legislative Analyst

HB 94 -- Controlled Substance Registration

Sponsor:  Clayton

Current law requires persons who, by any process, produce,
prepare, distribute, dispense, or prescribe any controlled
substance to register annually with the Department of Health.
The bill eliminates the annual requirement and provides instead
that such registrations may be issued for a term not exceeding 3
years.