Malloy Signs Bill to Require Physicians to Check PDMP

Medical providers in Connecticut will be required to check the state's prescription drug monitoring program database before prescribing greater than a 72-hour supply of any controlled substance, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Dannel Malloy on Wednesday. Both chambers of the Connecticut Legislature voted unanimously to pass House Bill 6856, which implements a portion of Malloy's budget recommendations. With enactment of the new law, Connecticut will join 24 other states that require physicians in some circumstances to check PDMP databases before prescribing controlled substances,...