For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 12, 2005

President Signs Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005

On Thursday, August 11, 2005, the President has signed into law;

H.R. 1132, the "National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005," which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to establish or improve programs to electronically monitor dispensing of controlled substances.

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