State of the States, May 15

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:

• The Missouri Senate is considering a bill to introduce a PDMP that, if passed, will make it the final state in the union to establish a PDMP.
• A new bill with 60 bipartisan co-sponsors could establish a COVID-19 presumption for front line workers in North Carolina.
• Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed a bill into law that authorizes the use of electronic prescribing for controlled substances.

This edition also includes an update from Oklahoma and New Jersey. 

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