General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6697
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1791
*01791*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6697
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1791
*01791*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING A PHARMACIST TO REVIEW A PATIENT'S RECORDS IN THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING SYSTEM PRIOR TO DISPENSING AN OPIOID MEDICATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 21a-254 of the general statutes be amended to require a pharmacist to review a patient's records in the electronic prescription drug monitoring program prior to dispensing an opioid medication to a patient in accordance with the patient's prescription.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent opioid abuse.