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title: State of the States, March 1
description: The 2019 legislation sessions are continuing with loads workers' comp-related bills in states like New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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# [State of the States, March 1](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/state-of-the-states-march-1-2019)

 Written by [Danielle Jaffee](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/author/danielle-jaffee) | Mar 4, 2019 1:00:00 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:**

- A workers' comp drug formulary may be on it's way to Illinois
- Kentucky considering an electronic prescribing mandate by 2021
- Workers' comp reform bill in Oklahoma passing out of committee onto the full House for a vote

<https://www.iwpharmacy.com/hubfs/Legislative%20Wrap%20Up%2003.01.19.pdf>

This edition also includes updates in states like Missouri and Ohio.

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-february-22-2019). 

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