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House approves tighter rules and exceptions for controlled-substance database checks
Summary
First substitute House Bill 127 passed the Utah House on Feb. 27, 2018 by 66–4. Sponsors said the measure narrows circumstances in which physicians may skip checking the controlled-substance database, adding emergency and system-downtime exceptions and advancing interoperability with electronic health records.
The Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 127 on Feb. 27, 2018, sending it to the Senate after a 66–4 vote. The bill updates the state's controlled-substance database rules and describes specific exceptions when providers would not be required to check the database before prescribing an opioid.
Representative Fawson (floor presenter) said the bill ‘‘addresses the opioid…
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