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Gov. Fallin Signs Prescription Drug Database Bill

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Gov. Fallin Signs HB 1948

Doctors in Oklahoma would be required to check a new prescription drug database before prescribing certain addictive drugs under a bill signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin.

After the Senate voted 35-10 on Tuesday for the bill, Fallin held an impromptu signing ceremony for the measure that has been a priority of hers for several years. It the first bill she has signed this legislative session, and it will take effect Nov. 1.

A similar proposal last year was opposed by the Oklahoma State Medical Association, which was concerned it would place a new unfunded mandate on health care providers. But the association worked with legislators this year on a compromise measure and ultimately endorsed its passage.

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