Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the recent announcement that the California State Senate has passed SB 809, which seeks to not only save, but strengthen and modernize the Department of Justice’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) program and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program that exists within CURES.
Currently funding sources are insufficient to operate and maintain CURES/PDMP, and according to it’s sponsor, without identifying funds the program will be eliminated July 1, 2013. SB 809 mandates that once the CURES/PDMP is capable of accommodating all prescribers and pharmacists, they must enroll in the program.
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