AP - (AP) ? Doctors would be required to check a prescription database before prescribing painkillers and other powerful drugs under legislation approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate in an effort to target "doctor shopping" by addicts. The proposed requirement for health providers to use the recently upgraded Michigan Automated Prescription System would take effect in 2020, with exceptions for inpatient, hospice and oncology care. State officials say improvements to the system have put Michigan at the forefront of prescription drug monitoring technology. Under the legislation, if doctors did not first obtain and review a patient's prescription history in the database, they could face disciplinary action ? such as being ordered to learn about opioid abuse and ultimately losing their license under some circumstances.
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