Amendment H-8314 to HF 803

Filed April 4, 2022 in the House by

What it changes

1. Page 2, after line 14 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 148C.6 Treatment of opioid use disorders.
2. A physician assistant may, consistent with federal law and regulations, prescribe and administer buprenorphine and other medications used in the medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorders.
3. The board of medicine shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section. The rules shall allow a physician assistant who has received a waiver from the federal drug enforcement administration to prescribe and administer a medication described in subsection 1 provided that the physician assistant’s supervising physician is eligible to receive a waiver from the federal drug enforcement administration.”

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book