St. Louis Public Radio
State Sen. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, shown in 2017 when she was a member of the House, has been one of the key supporters of a prescription drug monitoring program.
Missouri is set to shed its distinction as the only state without a statewide program to track opioid prescriptions.
The state House voted 91-64 Tuesday to adopt a prescription drug monitoring program. By January 2024, all health care providers who are legally able to prescribe opioids such as oxycodone will have to enter that information into a database in real time. The intent is to keep people with substance use disorder from going to multiple providers.