2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-1385/1
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May 21, 2025 - Introduced by Senator James, cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Brill, Franklin, Gundrum, Johnson, Maxey, Moses and O'Connor. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
SB274,1,2
1An Act to amend 15.405 (5g) of the statutes; relating to: the membership of
2the Controlled Substances Board. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Controlled Substances Board, which performs various functions with regards to the scheduling and regulation of controlled substances and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, consists of nine members, including the chairpersons of the Pharmacy Examining Board, the Medical Examining Board, the Dentistry Examining Board, and the Board of Nursing. This bill adds the chairperson of the Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board to the membership of the board.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB274,13Section 1. 15.405 (5g) of the statutes is amended to read: SB274,2,6415.405 (5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the 5department of safety and professional services a controlled substances board 6consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of health services, and the
1secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees; the 2chairperson of the pharmacy examining board, the chairperson of the medical 3examining board, the chairperson of the physician assistant affiliated credentialing 4board, the chairperson of the dentistry examining board, and the chairperson of the 5board of nursing, or a designee; and one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist 6appointed for 3-year terms.
