Amendment AA1-AB657

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 657

February 2, 2016 - Offered by Representative Nygren.

AB657-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB657-AA1,1,2 1. Page 1, line 3: before that line insert:

AB657-AA1,1,3 " Section 1g. 165.95 (3) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:

AB657-AA1,1,7 165.95 (3) (cd) Subject to par. (cg), the program does not prohibit a person from beginning or continuing participation in the program because he or she uses a medication that is approved by the federal food and drug administration for the treatment of his or her substance use disorder.

AB657-AA1,1m Section 1m. 165.95 (3) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB657-AA1,1,10 165.95 (3) (cg) The program allows a participant to use a medication that is approved by the federal food and drug administration if all of the following are true:

AB657-AA1,1,13 1. A licensed health care provider, acting in the scope of his or her practice, has examined the person and determined that the person's use of the medication is an appropriate treatment for the person's substance use disorder.

AB657-AA1,2,2 2. The medication was appropriately prescribed by a person authorized to prescribe medication in the state.

AB657-AA1,2,4 3. The person is using the medication as prescribed as part of treatment for a diagnosed substance use disorder.".

AB657-AA1,2,5 (End)