HB 554-FN is a bill that requires the department of health and human services to create a voluntary nonopioid directive form for nonopioid treatment options for pain. The bill also establishes insurance coverage for such treatment options, including coverage for chronic pain management services. The bill outlines the treatment alternatives that may be prescribed before starting a patient on an opioid and includes provisions for recording and transmitting the voluntary nonopioid directive form. The bill provides protections for pharmacists, health care practitioners, and representatives or agents acting in good faith under the nonopioid directive form.

Additionally, the bill requires insurers to provide coverage for nonopioid treatment options for pain. The coverage must include a minimum of 20 visits per event of various therapies, such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, osteopathic manipulation, chronic pain management programs, and chiropractic services. The bill also establishes reimbursement, coinsurance, copayment, and deductible amounts for pain management care utilizing other therapies like yoga therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, and osteopathic manipulation. The bill requires insurers to provide coverage for a broad spectrum of pain management services, including behavioral health interventions, manual treatments, movement therapies, and other treatments by licensed practitioners with expertise in pain treatment. The coverage must include at least 20 visits and coordination of pain management services during the plan year.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 420-A:2, 420-B:20