State of the States, December 6

What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, State of the States, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.

This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:

• New Hampshire legislation is considering mandating electronic prescribing for all controlled substances. 
• The New York workers' compensation drug formulary is officially live for all new prescriptions. 
• Massachusetts is considering a bill that would fine providers who fail to consult the states Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) before prescribing a controlled substance. 

This edition also includes an update from the state of Pennsylvania. 

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