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House adopts stronger prescription‑monitoring requirements in HB 375

Utah House of Representatives · March 1, 2016
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Summary

Third substitute HB 375 requires prescribers and dispensers to access and review the state prescription‑monitoring database, allows delegation to staff, provides continuing‑education credit and extends immunity protections to prescribers; the House passed the substitute 66–0.

Representative Christiansen led adoption of a third substitute to HB 375, aimed at reducing opioid abuse by increasing clinician use of Utah’s prescription‑monitoring program. Christiansen said Utah has an exemplary database but underutilized it, and the substitute requires prescribers and dispensers to access and review the…

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