Rulemaking action by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy has been published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin as follows:
Adopted
ARC 6843C has been adopted and amends Chapter 10, “Controlled Substances.”
- The rulemaking temporarily places one substance (a hallucinogen) into Schedule I of the Iowa CSA in response to similar scheduling action taken by the DEA.
- The rulemaking becomes effective March 15, 2023.
ARC 6844C has been adopted and amends Chapter 37, “Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program.”
- The rulemaking:
- establishes council membership information for the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Advisory Council and
- Clarifies that only overdose-reversal opioid antagonists are required to be submitted to the PMP.
- The rulemaking becomes effective March 15, 2023.
Notice of Intended Action
ARC 6874C has been published as a Notice of Intended Action to amend Chapter 10, “Controlled Substances,” and Chapter 12, “Precursor Substances.”
- The proposed rule making temporarily adds four substances (three stimulants and one opiate) to Schedule I, excludes one substance from Schedule II, and adds one substance as a precursor substance to the Iowa Controlled Substances Act in response to similar action taken by the DEA.
- Comments may be submitted until 4:30pm on February 28, 2023.