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title: State of the States, June 29
description: Read IWP's weekly wrap-up for information on Arkansas' new workers’ comp drug formulary that limits initial opioid prescriptions to a five-day supply.
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# [State of the States, June 29](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/state-of-the-states-june29)

 Written by [Danielle Jaffee](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/author/danielle-jaffee) | Jun 29, 2018 3:35:00 PM

What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, **State of the States**, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers compensation and pharmacy arena.

**This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:**

- New Jersey passes bill that will increase attorney fees in workers’ comp cases
- Arkansas workers’ comp drug formulary officially takes effect July 1
- Texas makes changes to drug formulary
- Oregon updates rules for workers’ comp coverage

Stay connected to all relevant information in workers' compensation and pharmacy by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. For last week's wrap-up, please click [here](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/state-of-the-states-june22). 

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