The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1182 on regulation of controlled substances authored by Rep. McNamara and sponsored by Sen. Glick. The bill relocates requirements that the board of pharmacy must comply with when adopting interim rules declaring a substance a synthetic drug from the professional licensing law to the statutes governing administrative rulemaking. The bill also makes certain changes to the lists of controlled substances.
The Committee amended the bill by consent to allow a pharmacist to administer an immunization which is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met. The committee also amended the bill to add additional substances to the schedule of controlled substances.
The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency testified in support of the bill. The amended bill passed 8-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1182