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 #chcb  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = access
 by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs heal? 
c>e provid]s to ,/ate prescription drug 
monitor+ programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,opioid  
,abuse ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (
 ,,vet]ans ,,affairs p>ticipation 9     
national network ( ,/ate-bas$           
prescription drug monitor+ programs  7a7
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drug monitor+ programs  7a7 ,access to  
programs  7#a7 ,any lic5s$ heal? c>e    
provid] or delegate ( su* a provid] %all
 be consid]$ an au?oriz$ recipi5t or us]
 = ! purpose ( qu]y+ & receiv+ data f ! 
national network ( ,/ate-bas$           
prescription drug monitor+ programs to  
support ! safe & effective prescrib+ (  
controll$ sub/ances to cov]$ pati5ts4   
7#b7 ,"u ! au?ority grant$ by p>agraph  

7#a7--  7,a7 lic5s$ heal? c>e provid]s  
or delegates ( su* provid]s %all qu]y   
su* network 9 accordance ) applicable   
regulations & policies ( ! ,vet]ans     
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rule1 or regulation ( a ,/ate1 no ,/ate 
may re/rict ! access ( lic5s$ heal? c>e 
provid]s or delegates ( su* provid]s f  
access+ t ,/ate's prescription drug     
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c]tification ( a lic5s$ heal? c>e       
provid] or delegate :o o!rwise meets t  
,/ate's qualifications = hold+ ! lic5se1
 regi/ration1 or c]tification on ! basis
 t ! lic5s$ heal? c>e provid] or        
delegate has qu]i$ or receiv$ data1 or  
attempt to qu]y or receive data1 f !    
national network ( ,/ate-bas$           
prescription drug monitor+ programs "u  
?is section4  7b7 ,cov]$ pati5ts ,=     
purposes ( ?is section1 a cov]$ pati5t  
is a pati5t :o--  7#a7 receives a       
prescription = a controll$ sub/ance2 &  

7#b7 is n receiv+ palliative c>e or     
enroll$ 9 hospice c>e4  7c7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m controll$   
sub/ance has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #ajb7f7 ( ! ,controll$          
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7f774
  7#b7 ,! t]m delegate means a p]son or 
automat$ sy/em access+ ! national       
network ( ,/ate-bas$ prescription       
monitor+ programs at ! direction or "u !
 sup]vision ( a lic5s$ heal? c>e        
provid]4  7#c7 ,! t]m lic5s$ heal? c>e  
provid] means a heal? c>e provid]       
employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t :o is lic5s$1    
c]tifi$1 or regi/]$ )9 any ,/ate to fill
 or prescribe m$ications )9 ! scope ( 8 
or h] practice z a ,dep>tm5t employee4  
7#d7 ,! t]m national network (          
,/ate-bas$ prescription monitor+        
programs means an int]connect$          
nation-wide sy/em t facilitates !       
transf] to ,/ate prescription drug      
monitor+ program data across ,/ate l9es4
  7#e7 ,! t]m ,/ate means a ,/ate1 z    
def9$ 9 section #aja7bj7 ( ?is title1 or

 a political subdivision ( a ,/ate4  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ag ( su* title is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #agcj;,a ! foll[+ new item3     
#agcj;,b4 ,access to ,/ate prescription 
drug monitor+ programs4  4  ,pass$ !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may #ba1       
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