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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5144
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 408
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING PHYSICIANS TO REVIEW A PATIENT'S
RECORDS IN THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG
MONITORING PROGRAM PRIOR TO ISSUING A PRESCRIPTION TO
SUCH PATIENT.
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 1
physicians to review a patient's records in the electronic prescription 2
drug monitoring program prior to issuing a prescription to such 3
patient. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To require physicians to check the electronic prescription drug
monitoring program prior to writing prescriptions.