Senator agrees to not get in way of prescription drug monitoring bill.

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Intro:	The Missouri Senator who stood in the way of a bill that would require the recording of narcotic like prescriptions on a state wide database last year won't block it this year
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Wrap: The bill would require pharmacists to report prescriptions of narcotic like drugs likely to be abused onto a state wide database.

St. Joseph Republican Rob Schaaf, who was responsible for the bill not being passed over the last several years, has agreed to not stand in the way this year.

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Description: I support the bill, I may not vote for it because I would still prefer government not having a database.

The database would be controlled by the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, however, opponents of the bill voiced concerns about the database being hacked.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight

Intro:	The Senator who stopped the prescription drug monitoring bill from passing the last several years has agreed not the block it this year.
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Wrap: The bill would require pharmacists to record patients prescriptions onto a state wide database for narcotic like drugs.

St. Joseph Republican Rob Schaaf, who is the only licenses physician in the Senate, filibustered the bill for the last several years but says he will not block it this year.

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Description: It's gotten better and better over the various iterations. I think now we have something that the state of Missouri, in comparison to other states, can be very proud of.

Missouri is the only state without a system like this in place.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight.

Intro:	The Senator responsible for Missouri being the only state without a prescription drug monitoring program has agreed to not block the bill.
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Wrap: The bill would store patients prescription drug histories onto a state wide database in hopes of tracking and stopping prescription drug abuse.

St. Joseph Republican Rob Schaaf says he agreed to support bill but will not vote for it because he is concerned about the government having access to the database.

St. Louis County Republican Eric Schmitt and other Republicans are divided over the bill.

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Description: This is certainly not a free market, individual sovereignty, individual liberty, Republican principle bill. It is not.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight.