SPONSOR: Ingle
This bill requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to create regulations regarding tapering a patient off of opioids for all health care professionals with the authority to prescribe opioids. The regulations must be consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The department must review the regulations, and update them if necessary, every five years.
This bill is similar to HB 1472 (2020) and HB 642 (2019).
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