Staff Analysis of the Legislation |
HB 79 suspends until the end of the 2015 regular session the provisions of KRS 218A.1446 requiring pharmacists to dispense and maintain a written log of purchasers of pseudoephedrine. The bill instead classifies pseudoephedrine as a "legend drug" and requires data for each legend drug dispensed to be entered into the KASPER system. A practitioner cannot dispense more than 7.5 grams of pseudoephredrine to any user within a 30 day period. The provisions of HB 79 are effective until the end of the 2015 regular session when, apparently, the merits of the provisions will be reviewed and evaluated. HB 79 is similar to, but not the same as, SB 56 filed by Sen. Jensen. SB 56 repeals the provisions of KRS 218A.1446 requiring pharmacists to dispense and maintain a written log of purchasers of pseudoephedrine and permits data from KASPER to be shared with law enforcement officers. |