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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2283 allows hospitals to send unused multidose medications home with patients at discharge
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Doug Clemens
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2283 permits hospitals to send certain patient medications in home with patients or to another health care facility upon discharge, provided an authorized health care provider orders it. The bill specifies labeling requirements, handles exceptions for controlled substances, and exempts class B hospital pharmacies from additional licensure.
Discharging patients with their ongoing multidose prescriptions can alter out-of-pocket medication costs and post-hospital management for individuals transitioning from inpatient care.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
patients
Patients may receive their remaining multidose medications to take home or to another health care facility upon discharge.
pharmacists
Pharmacists are authorized to perform the required labeling of multidose medications being sent with discharged patients.
registered nurses
Registered nurses are authorized to label discharged multidose medications and provide instructions for use.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can controlled substances be sent home with a patient under this bill?
Who is authorized to label the discharged multidose medications?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 9, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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