1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; identifying in the Minnesota prescription monitoring program 
1.3 	restrictions on a prescriber's authority to prescribe controlled substances;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.126, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.126, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5a.Prescribing restrictions to be documented. (a) The board shall identify 
1.9 	prescribers whose authority to prescribe controlled substances is restricted. The board shall 
1.10 	make information about any current restriction on a prescriber's prescribing authority readily 
1.11 	available to licensed dispensers, either by including the information in the prescription 
1.12 	monitoring program, or by otherwise providing periodic updates to licensees.
1.13 	(b) On a quarterly basis, the board shall consult with the United States Drug Enforcement 
1.14 	Administration; the National Practitioner Data Bank, or any successor database; and each 
1.15 	Minnesota health-related licensing board that licenses prescribers to identify prescribers 
1.16 	whose authority to prescribe controlled substances is restricted.