| Formal Name: | Veterinary Prescription Monitoring Program Task Force |
| Contact Person: | Amy Reynoldson, Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Coordinator, 402-471-0835 |
| Purpose: | 71-2454 (1) This task force shall conduct a study to develop recommendations of which controlled substances shall be reported by a veterinarian to the prescription drug monitoring program created under section 71-2454 when dispensing drugs from a veterinarians office or an animal shelter. The study shall include appropriate methods and procedures of reporting by the veterinarians with the necessary data base field information. The task force shall utilize nationally available resources afforded by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards and the Department of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs of the American Veterinary Medical Association in develop with the recommendations. |
| How Many Affectable: | NA |
| How Many Served: | NA |
| Year Created: | 2016 |
| Year Active: | 2016 |
| Sunset Date: | NA |
| Authorization Citation: | Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-2454 through 71-2456 |
| Parent Agency: | DHHS |
| Number Of Members: | The task force shall consist of at least ten members. |
| Who Appoints: | Members will be appointed by the chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature. |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications Of Members: | 71-2454 (2) One member from Health and Human Services Committee; two at-large members of the Legislature; three members selected from a list of six veterinarians provided by the Board of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, one of whom is employed by or provides services at an animal shelter; one pharmacist nominated by the Nebraska Pharmacists Association or its successor organization; and two members nominated by the Nebraska Veterinary medical Association or it successor organization. The task force shall also include a representative of the prescription drug monitoring program who shall be a nonvoting member and serve in an advisory capacity only. 71-2454 (3) The members of the task forces shall be appointed within one hundred twenty days after February 25, 2016. The initial meeting of the task forces shall be convened within one hundred eighty days after February 25, 2016. The task for shall elect a chairperson and may elect any additional officers from among its members. 71-2454 (4) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature on or before December 1, 2016. |
| Per Diem: | All task force members shall serve without compensation. |
| Expense Reimbursement: | NA |
| Term Length: | NA |
| Terms Rotate or Expire At Once: |
| Required FY 13-14: | 0 |
| Held FY 13-14: | 0 |
| Required FY 14-15: | 0 |
| Held FY 14-15: | 0 |
| Required FY 15-16: | 0 |
| Held FY 15-16: | 1 |
| Support Staff: | NA |
| Shared or Separate: | NA |
| FY 13-14 Budget: | NA |
| FY 14-15 Budget: | NA |
| FY 15-16 Budget: | NA |
| Other Funding Sources: | NA |
| Spending Authority: | NA |
| Since July 1, 2012: | Veterinarian Prescription Monitoring Program Task Force Membership identified and includes:Senator John Kuehn (Chair)Senator Sara HowardSenator Brett LindstromMarcia MuetingKevin BorcherDr. Lance RoasaDr. Rick CockerillDr. David YlanderDr. Joanne GainesDr. Pat WahlmeierInitial Veterinarian Prescription Monitoring Program Task Force meeting held on June 21, 2016. |