Law and Government Legislation regarding 'Drugs And Controlled Substances' in Missouri

SB 1259 - This act requires the Department of Social Services to develop a program to test applicants or recipients of temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) benefits when a case worker believes, based on reasonable suspicion, that such person engages in illegal use of controlled substances. Any applicant or recipient who is found to have tested positive for the use of a controlled substance after an administrative hearing shall be declared ineligible for temporary assistance for needy families benefits for a period of three years from the date of the administrative hearing decision. The department shall refer an applicant or recipient who tested positive for the use of a controlled substance under this act to an appropriate substance abuse treatment program approved by the division of alcohol and drug abuse within the department of mental health. Also, if a parent is deemed ineligible for TANF benefits due to the provisions of this act, his or her dependent child's eligibility [...]

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SB 1222 - This act requires contractors to have a drug and alcohol testing program in place in order to work on school property. Employers may contract with a third-party to administer the program. With the submission of a bid, a contractor must provide a statement stipulating that the contractor and all subcontractors slated to work on the project have a testing policy in place. Before employees are tested, the employer must provide the employee with a written policy statement explaining the employee's rights to challenge any positive result. Employees shall not work on a project unless they test negative within twelve months of the start date of the project. After the project commences, the employer may require an employee to submit to reasonable suspicion testing if the employer has reason to believe that the employee is using drugs in violation of the employer's policies. Specific circumstances upon which an employer may infer drug use are provided. Employers are required to [...]

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SB 1088 - This act creates the crime of possessing or having control of a restricted natural substance, also known as jimson weed. The first offense shall be a Class A misdemeanor and each subsequent offense shall be a Class D felony. No person shall be guilty of such crime if he or she owns, possesses, manages, or otherwise controls land on which a restricted natural substance naturally grows unless the person knowingly plants or cultivates the restricted natural substance, harvests the substance for any person to drink, inhale, or otherwise ingest, or knowingly allows or authorizes another person to plant, cultivate or harvest such substances on his or her land. It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, deliver, manufacture, produce, or cultivate a restricted natural substance or to attempt to or possess with intent to distribute, deliver, manufacture, produce, or cultivate a restricted natural substance. A person who commits any of these crimes shall be guilty of a Class [...]

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SB 1063 - This act modifies various provisions relating to methamphetamine education, treatment, prevention, and enforcement, as well as funding of deputy sheriff salaries.Sections 57.265, 57.280 & 488.435 Under this act, the sheriff shall receive an additional $15 charge for service for any summons, writ, or other court order with a civil case. The sheriff shall receive such money regardless of whether a private entity performs the service on behalf of the sheriff. The money received by the sheriff will be collected by the county treasurer and made payable to the state treasurer. This act creates the "Public Safety Enhancement Fund". Twelve dollars from the additional $15 charge shall be deposited into the fund. The other three dollars shall be deposited into the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund. The "Public Safety Enhancement Fund" shall be administered by the Department of Public Safety and the money shall be used to fund a grant program designed to supplement the starting annual [...]

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CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 724 - Currently, advanced practice registered nurses have the authority to administer, dispense and prescribe certain drugs while operating under a collaborative practice agreement. This act authorizes advanced practice registered nurses who hold a certificate of controlled substance prescriptive authority from the board of nursing to prescribe controlled substances in schedules III, IV, and V while operating under a collaborative practice agreement. Schedule III narcotic controlled substance prescriptions shall be limited to a 120 hour supply without refill. Certified registered nurse anesthetists do not have this authority. The act contains requirements that must be contained in all collaborative practice agreements including: • Names, addresses, and phone numbers of the collaborating individuals. • A list of offices where the collaborating physician has authorized the APRN to prescribe. • A requirement that notice shall be displayed at all offices where [...]

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HCS/SCS/SB 732 - This act modifies a number of provisions relating to monitoring of drugs. Current law requires certain documentation relating to the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine. For non-prescription pseudoephedrine products, this act requires that the photo identification that must currently be provided to the pharmacist must be issued by a state or the federal government, or another acceptable document and that such identification must be furnished prior to purchase. The log currently maintained by pharmacists is modified to now include the signature of the purchaser, the name of the product and the time of the purchase. The act also requires that the log be electronic, rather than written. Logs of required transactions create a rebuttable presumption that the person whose name appears in the logs is the person whose transactions are recorded in the logs. The seller is required to deliver the product directly into the custody of the purchaser. The act modifies the [...]

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