2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 42.5 - Pharmacists, Pharmacy Businesses, and Pharmaceuticals
Part 4 - Electronic Monitoring of Prescription Drugs
§ 12-42.5-401. Legislative declaration

(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Prescription drug abuse occurs in this country to an extent that exceeds or rivals the abuse of illicit drugs;

(b) Prescription drug abuse occurs at times due to the deception of the authorized practitioners where patients seek controlled substances for treatment and the practitioner is unaware of the patient's other medical providers and treatments;

(c) Electronic monitoring of prescriptions for controlled substances provides a mechanism whereby practitioners can discover the extent of each patient's requests for drugs and whether other providers have prescribed similar substances during a similar period of time;

(d) Electronic monitoring of prescriptions for controlled substances provides a mechanism for law enforcement officials and regulatory boards to efficiently investigate practitioner behavior that is potentially harmful to the public.