Amendments Expected to House Bill 7095

House Bill 7095 has recently been passed by the Florida House and is on its way to the Senate. But it isn’t expected to pass right away. There is a bill that is favored by the Senate that some think might lead to an amendment to the HB 7095. Once it has been amended with provisions from the Senate Bill 818, it will be sent back once again for Florida House approval. The questions on everyone’s mind is just what will the Senate opt to amend?

Currently, the major effort pushed forth by HB 7095 is one to not only report fraudulent prescriptions, but to eliminate the possibility all together. It comments on the expected terms of reporting offenders and potential abusers, and lays down the consequences for not doing so in a timely manner. Additionally, it lays out the restrictions and expectations of wholesalers and their check of clients. If amended, some of the possible provisions would include similar, but more precise regulations and punishments, and both allow and urge pharmacists to undergo extra training that will aid them in following these regulations.

Even though the amending and voting is happening now, it is said that pharmacies won’t be expected to begin registering under these new provisions until at least 2013. The issue is fluid, so there is opportunity for more changes, more amendments and even a scrapping of the bill all together. The bill is most likely tied to other issues in both the House and Senate, so only time will tell whether or not these provisions will be going into effect or not.

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