Fight over PDMP Bills Going Down to the Wire

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe Florida House of Representatives and Senate are taking different approaches to bills that would expand the use and funding of the state's 19-month-old prescription drug-monitoring program, amid warnings from supporters of the database that both time and money are running out.By early Wednesday evening, the House had not taken a final vote on proposed changes to Senate Bill 1192, which cleared the Senate by a vote of 37-0 on Monday.SB 1192, filed by Senate Appropriations Health and Human Services Subcommittee Chairwoman Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring...