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House passes methadone clinic check of controlled-substance database to curb overdoses
Utah House of Representatives · March 7, 2016
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Summary
First substitute HB 400 requires prescribers in opioid treatment clinics to check the state controlled-substance database at intervals set by rule to help reduce unintentional methadone overdose deaths; sponsor framed the measure as a small but important step. The House approved it 67–0.
Representative Red, sponsor of HB 400, described methadone's dual role as both a pain medication and a long-term treatment for opioid addiction. He said the bill requires prescribers in opioid treatment clinics to check the state controlled-substance…
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