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HB 1979 Prescription Monitoring Program; procedure upon arrest for certain drug offenses.

Introduced by: David I. Ramadan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Procedure upon arrest for certain drug offenses; Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that when an officer arrests a person for a drug offense involving a controlled substance, where the dispensing of such substance is required to be reported to the Prescription Monitoring Program, the officer shall cause to be requested from the Program information regarding the identity of the prescriber, if available, unless the officer already knows the identity of the prescriber. The bill also provides that the officer shall cause the prescriber to be notified of the arrest, unless such notification would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation.


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