HOUSE BILL No. 4832

August 19, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Chang, Plawecki, Kesto, Irwin and Howrylak and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 7405 (MCL 333.7405), as amended by 2012 PA 209.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 7405. (1) A person:

 

     (a) Who is licensed by the administrator under this article

 

shall not distribute, prescribe, or dispense a controlled substance

 

in violation of section 7333.

 

     (b) Who is a licensee as described in subdivision (a) shall

 

not manufacture a controlled substance not authorized by his or her

 

license or distribute, prescribe, or dispense a controlled

 

substance not authorized by his or her license to another licensee

 

or other authorized person, except as authorized by rules

 

promulgated by the administrator.

 

     (c) Shall not refuse an entry into any premises for an


inspection authorized by under this article.

 

     (d) Shall not knowingly keep or maintain a store, shop,

 

warehouse, dwelling, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or other

 

structure or place, that is frequented either of the following:

 

     (i) Frequented by persons using controlled substances in

 

violation of this article for the purpose of using controlled

 

substances. , or that is used

 

     (ii) Used for keeping or selling controlled substances in

 

violation of this article. However, this subparagraph does not

 

apply to the keeping of controlled substances only for personal

 

use.

 

     (e) Who is a practitioner shall not dispense a controlled

 

substance under a prescription written and signed; written or

 

created in an electronic format, signed, and transmitted by

 

facsimile; or transmitted electronically or by other means of

 

communication by a physician prescriber or dentist prescriber

 

licensed to practice in a state other than Michigan, this state,

 

unless the prescription is issued by a physician prescriber or

 

dentist prescriber who is authorized under the laws of that the

 

other state to practice dentistry, medicine, or osteopathic

 

medicine and surgery and to prescribe controlled substances.

 

     (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is subject to the

 

penalties prescribed in section 7406.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.