HB 900 seeks to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A. relating to electronic data base of prescription information.

      It revises subsection (e) in Code Section 16-13-59 to change the date by which the agency or others shall not access any identifying prescription information from one year to two years from the date the information was originally received by the agency.

      In an amendment to Code Section 16-13-60, the bill adds that nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to prohibit the agency from accessing prescription information as part of an investigation into suspected or reported abuses or regarding illegal access of the data. Such information may be used in the prosecution of the offender who has illegally obtained prescription information.

      It further delineates how the agency shall be authorized to provide requested prescription information, including to delegates of such persons authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

      It further specifies actions that an individual authorized to access electronic data base prescription information may take.

      Lastly, it mandates that a dispenser or prescriber acting in good faith shall not be held civilly liable for the injury, death, or loss to person or property for receiving or using information from the electronic data base established pursuant to Code Section 16-13-57.