Skip to main content
You have permission to edit this article.
Edit

LATEST

AP

Oklahoma House passes prescription drug monitoring bill

  • Updated
  • 1 min to read
Mary Fallin

The Oklahoma Legislators listen to Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin deliver the State of the State address in the Oklahoma House in Oklahoma City, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

 Alonzo Adams, Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House has approved prescription drug monitoring legislation that is one of Gov. Mary Fallin's top priorities for the 2015 Legislature.

House members voted 64-30 for the measure Monday and sent it to the Senate for debate and a vote. The bill was approved without opposition last week by the House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee.

The measure by Republican Rep. Doug Cox of Grove requires health care providers to consult a prescription drug repository before prescribing or refilling opiates and a variety of other narcotics.

In her State of the State speech last week, Fallin called on lawmakers to pass a prescription drug monitoring bill that cracks down on "doctor shopping" and ensures that narcotics are not being prescribed to addicts.

___

Online:

House Bill 1948: http://bit.ly/1CbGm6D

OU Daily standards

See an error? Earning trust is our duty. We correct errors atop stories. Identify an error, request a takedown or get in touch.

Independent and free since 1916: OU is committed to our editorial independence. You can help ensure our reporting remains strong and accessible to all invested in OU and Norman.

Want to comment? We value dialogue on issues we cover. On our social media accounts, we moderate disparagements, arguments and attacks, including those directed at our staff — and ban those repeatedly failing civility. The editor considers guest column submissions.