PDMP Reforms Delayed by Law Enforcement Concerns

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefA Florida Senate committee has delayed action on legislation filed in response to the leak of 3,300 patient records from the state's prescription drug-monitoring program last May until key law enforcement groups can work out a compromise over a provision that would require investigators to get court-issued subpoenas to access records from the database.The Senate Health Policy Committee on Tuesday agreed to delay a scheduled vote on Senate Proposed Bill 7016, which would amend the law that launched the Electronic-Florida Online Reporting of Controlle...