The Arizona House of Representatives on Tuesday sent to the governor a bill that would impose tougher restrictions on physicians who prescribe opioids, leaving three workers’ compensation measures awaiting a final vote as the Legislature heads into the final week of the 2014 session.The House on unanimously approved amendments Rep. Karen Fann made to House Bill 2221 while the measure was in the Senate. Fann, R-Prescott, rolled into her bill targeting opioid prescribing practices language from another measure that she authored to clarify that a payer is not liable for a medical bill if a ...
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