Ariz. Bills Take Aim at Drugs, Guidelines, and Medical Networks

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefA bill that would allow independent medical examiners access to the state's prescription drug monitoring program is one of several business-friendly measures introduced in the Arizona legislature.Republican lawmakers, who have two-thirds majorities in both houses of the legislature, are also eying an amendment to the state constitution to allow benefits to be denied when injured workers' drug or alcohol use caused their accidents, and measures that would create a presumption of correctness for national evidence-based treatment guidelines and allow emp...