Prescription drug monitoring bill passes
Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill April 8 that requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to establish or enhance technology for a prescription medication alert system in Nebraska.
LB237, sponsored by Omaha Senator Gwen Howard, allows HHS to collaborate with the Nebraska Health Information Initiative to add an alert screen to its existing patient medical records system in order to track prescription drug seekers.
The bill passed on a 42-0 vote.
