§ 12-280-401 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 12-280-401

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 12: Professions
• Art.: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Businesses,

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(1) The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that:

(a) Prescription drug misuse occurs in this country to an extent that exceeds
or rivals the abuse of illicit drugs;

(b) Prescription drug misuse occurs at times due to the deception of the
authorized practitioners where patients seek controlled substances for treatment
and the practitioner is unaware of the patient's other medical providers and
treatments;

(c) Electronic monitoring of prescriptions for controlled substances provides
a mechanism whereby practitioners can discover the extent of each patient's
requests for drugs and whether other providers have prescribed similar substances
during a similar period of time;

(d) Electronic monitoring of prescriptions for controlled substances provides
a mechanism for law enforcement officials and regulatory boards to efficiently
investigate practitioner behavior that is potentially harmful to the public.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1494, � 1, effective October 1.