Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council public meetings in 2022
4 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council
The Council will meet to review program operations and proposed legislation. The agenda also includes reviewing draft minutes from the July 13, 2022, meeting and amending the Council roster.
- Review of Program Operations
- Review of Proposed Legislation
- Amendments to Council Roster
- Consideration of July 13, 2022, meeting minutes
The Council reached a consensus to bring proposed legislation to the Board that would change meeting frequency from quarterly to at least once annually and allow for electronic meetings. The meeting also included a review of program operations showing a decrease in opioid and controlled dangerous substance prescriptions.
- Approved July 13, 2022 meeting minutes (consensus)
- Agreed to bring proposed legislation to the Board to change meeting frequency to at least once annually (consensus)
- Agreed to bring proposed legislation to the Board to allow electronic meetings (consensus)
- Adopted the meeting agenda
Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council
The Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council will hold a meeting to consider draft minutes from April 13, 2022, review program operations, and discuss legislative and regulatory activity. The agenda includes standard procedural items such as call to order, quorum, public comment, and adoption of agenda. No specific proposals or financial items are listed.
- Review of Program Operations
- Review of Legislative and Regulatory Activity
- Consideration of Draft Minutes from April 13, 2022
- Amendments to Council Roster
- Opportunity for Public Comment
The council reached a consensus to propose changes to LA RS. 40:1005(B) to allow for hybrid and virtual meetings and a minimum of one annual meeting. The council also reviewed program statistics showing a general decrease in opioid and controlled dangerous substance prescriptions.
- Approved April 13, 2022 meeting minutes by consensus
- Adopted the meeting agenda
- Consensus reached to add a proposal for changing quarterly meeting requirements to the October 13, 2022 agenda
- Scheduled the final 2022 meeting for October 12
Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council
The Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council will meet to elect a Chair and Vice Chair, review program operations, and discuss legislative and regulatory activity. The agenda also includes consideration of minutes from previous meetings and an opportunity for public comment.
- Election of Council officers (Chair and Vice Chair)
- Review of Prescription Monitoring Program operations
- Review of legislative and regulatory activity
- Consideration of draft minutes from October 13, 2021 and January 12, 2022
- Opportunity for public comment
The Council elected Marty McKay as Chair and Lauren Bailey as Vice Chair. Members reviewed program statistics showing an increase in total reported transactions for 2021 and a rise in therapeutic marijuana recommendations since January 2022.
- Approved meeting minutes from October 13, 2021 and January 12, 2022 (consensus)
- Elected Marty McKay as Chair (acclamation)
- Elected Lauren Bailey as Vice Chair (acclamation)
- Adopted the meeting agenda
- Set 2022 meeting dates for July 13 and October 12
Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council
The Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council will hold a routine meeting to review program operations, discuss legislative and regulatory activity, and consider draft minutes from the previous meeting. The agenda includes standard procedural items such as call to order, roster amendments, public comment, and adoption of the agenda. No specific high-impact decisions or proposals are listed.
- Consideration of draft minutes from October 13, 2021 meeting
- Review of program operations
- Review of legislative and regulatory activity
- Opportunity for public comment
The council was unable to establish a quorum as only seven of the required eleven members were present. Consequently, no official business was conducted, and the adoption of the agenda and previous meeting minutes were postponed. The meeting served as an informational session to review program operations and statistics.
- Postponed adoption of agenda to April 13, 2022
- Delayed approval of October 13, 2021 minutes to April 13, 2022
- Set 2022 meeting dates for April 13, July 13, and October 12