IAIABC Halts Opioid Regs while State Formularies Show Promise

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefState lawmakers and regulators hoping for national guidelines to help curb overuse of narcotic drugs in workers' comp will have to wait longer than expected – or look at what individual states are doing.International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Executive Director Jennifer Wolf Horejsh announced Thursday the organization’s  Executive Committee has decided to scrub plans to issue model regulations to serve as a template for states to consider.Meanwhile, some states – including Ohio and Texas &ndas...