TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey is the latest state amid a national opioid crisis to consider allowing police and law enforcement officials to access its prescription drug monitoring database without a court order, pitting patient rights to privacy against the government’s ability to investigate so-called doctor shopping. Republican state Sen. Robert Singer introduced the legislation Tuesday after discussions with a county prosecutor, arguing that the legislation will help officials target physicians who might be illicitly prescribing powerful prescription medications. “We are in a crisis in this country, and when you’re in a crisis form, you have to take certain actions,” Singer said.
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MICHAEL CATALINI, Associated Press, The Columbian
Sun, 07/23/2017 - 2:31pm
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