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Relating to the standards of practice relating to the prescribing of certain pain medications
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Doctors would be required to have specific conversations with patients or their guardians about the risks of addiction and overdose before prescribing certain pain medications. These discussions must cover why the medicine is needed, other treatment options, and the dangers of mixing opioids with alcohol or other sedatives. After the talk, the doctor must write a note in the patient's medical record to confirm the information was shared. These rules do not apply to patients receiving hospice or comfort care for terminal illnesses.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the standards of practice for a physician relating to the prescribing of certain pain medications.2, to include specific requirements. The requirements include both of the following: 1. 2. That the physician include a note in the patient’s medical record, confirming that the physician has discussed with the patient, or the patient’s parent or guardian, as applicable, the information specified in the bill. The provisions of the bill do not apply to a prescription for a patient who is at the stage in the progression of cancer or other terminal illness when the goal of pain management is comfort care including when the patient is receiving hospice care from a licensed hospice or palliative care, or to any medications prescribed for use in the treatment of substance use disorder or opioid dependence.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 6, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
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