Senate Bill 1370 Summary

• Expands access to prescription monitoring program data to health care insurers for drug utilization reviews that prevent opioid overuse and ensure care quality and safety.

• Allows pharmacists employed by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), its contractors, or health care insurers to register and access the controlled substances prescription monitoring program if they have a national provider identifier number.

• Establishes that delegates (including employees of AHCCCS, contractors, or health care insurers) must be supervised by a licensed health care professional authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances, with a limit of 10 delegates per supervisor.

• Prohibits use of prescription monitoring program data for credentialing health care professionals, determining payment, or preemployment screening.

• Creates an unprofessional conduct violation for licensed health care professionals who fail to properly supervise their assigned delegates.