In 2013, Cushing introduced legislation to allow for the collaborative practice between doctors and pharmacists to better manage patient care, he also sponsored a resolve to allow for a citizen vote on a constitutional amendment to allow for the public election of three constitutional officers (Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Treasurer), he resubmitted this legislation in the 127th and the 128th sessions. He also was the lead sponsor (in the 126th Legislature) on a bill to extend a trial program which allowed for the exemption from tax on aircraft parts which spurred a number of developments in aviation services in Maine. During the 127th Legislature he sponsored legislation on behalf of the governor which established a prescription monitoring program for opioids that requires all providers to enter information into a centralized database and also limits the amount and length of prescription for these medications.
