2018 House Bill 5678 / Public Act 101

Exempt hospice patient from painkiller use review

Introduced in the House

March 1, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Bronna Kahle (R-57)

To establish a hospice exception for a mandate on medical prescription writers to register with the Michigan automated prescription system (MAPS) and obtain a report before prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

March 15, 2018

Passed in the House 104 to 2 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 20, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

March 21, 2018

Reported without amendment

With a substitute that changes the bill's purpose, as described in the Senate-passed version.

March 22, 2018

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

To delay for one year a new law (see Senate Bill 270) that requires a doctor to have a “bona fide prescriber-patient relationship” before prescribing opioids and other painkillers that are subject to abuse.

Received in the House

March 22, 2018

Passed in the House 107 to 2 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which would delay for one year a new law (see Senate Bill 270) that requires a doctor to have a “bona fide prescriber-patient relationship” before prescribing opioids and other painkillers that are subject to abuse.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

April 2, 2018