Current Senate Bill SB 482 by State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) would require physicians to check California's Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) database when prescribing Schedule II or III drugs to a patient for the first time, and regularly if treatment continues.
The California Supreme Court recently adopted a wide view of when an accident in a hospital should be considered medical professional negligence instead of ordinary negligence.