1.0CDAhttps://www.cda.orgCatherine Fosshttps://www.cda.org/author/catherine-fosscda-org/Mandatory checks in CURES took effect in October 2018 - CDArich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7OWJJQd6CG"><a href="https://www.cda.org/newsroom/cures-controlled-substance/mandatory-checks-in-cures-take-effect-oct-2/">Mandatory checks in CURES took effect in October 2018</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.cda.org/newsroom/cures-controlled-substance/mandatory-checks-in-cures-take-effect-oct-2/embed/#?secret=7OWJJQd6CG" width="600" height="338" title="“Mandatory checks in CURES took effect in October 2018” — CDA" data-secret="7OWJJQd6CG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.cda.org/wp-content/uploads/img-041918_mandatory_checks_cures.jpg700467The Department of Justice on April 2 announced that California’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System, also known as CURES 2.0, is ready for statewide use and that mandatory CURES consultation becomes effective Oct. 2, 2018. Beginning on this date, prescribers must check a patient’s prescription history in CURES 2.0 before prescribing a Schedule II-IV substance, with some exceptions.