Bill Text: AZ SB1032 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: AHCCCS; contractors; prescription monitoring
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Chapter 30 [SB1032 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2015-SB1032-Chaptered.html
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Senate Engrossed |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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CHAPTER 30
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SENATE BILL 1032 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2903.09; relating to the Arizona health care cost containment system.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2903.09, to read:
36-2903.09. AHCCCS contractors; prescription monitoring; controlled substances; review
A. A contractor shall intervene if a member has ten or more prescriptions for controlled substances within a three-month period.
B. A contractor shall monitor prescriptions that are filled by members and shall intervene with both the prescriber and the member when excessive amounts of controlled substances are used. The contractor shall direct cases involving excessive controlled substance use to the system medical director for review.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 23, 2015.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 23, 2015.
