Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06697 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6697
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1791
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44 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
55 Introduced by:
66 REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 6697
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 1791
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1616 *01791*
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1818 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT REQUIRING A PHARMACIST TO REVIEW A PATIENT'S RECORDS IN THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING SYSTEM PRIOR TO DISPENSING AN OPIOID MEDICATION.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 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.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To prevent opioid abuse.