Rhode Island Passes Legislation to Facilitate e-Prescribing

The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed legislation aiming to increase e-prescribing in the state by allowing electronic transmission of prescriptions for medications on controlled substance schedules.

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The legislation, currently headed for the governor’s desk, would require the state’s Department of Health to develop rules and regulations for an electronic transmission system for these prescriptions.

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