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HF 3019

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/01/2018 05:14pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 03/01/2018

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A bill for an act
 relating to health; establishing a quantity limit for opiate prescriptions following
a major trauma or surgical procedure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
152.11, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.11, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Limit on quantity of opiates prescribed for acute pain associated with a
major trauma or surgical procedure. new text end

new text begin (a) When used for the treatment of acute pain
associated with a major trauma or surgical procedure, prescriptions for opiate or narcotic
pain relievers listed in Schedules II through IV of section 152.02 shall not exceed a seven-day
supply. The quantity prescribed shall be consistent with the dosage listed in the professional
labeling for the drug that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "acute pain" means pain resulting from disease,
accidental or intentional trauma, surgery, or another cause, that the practitioner reasonably
expects to last only a short period of time. Acute pain does not include chronic pain or pain
being treated as part of cancer care, palliative care, or hospice or other end-of-life care.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if in the professional clinical judgment of a practitioner
more than a seven-day supply of a prescription listed in Schedules II through IV of section
152.02 is required to treat a patient's acute pain, the practitioner may issue a prescription
for the quantity needed to treat such acute pain.
 new text end

new text begin (d) This subdivision does not apply to the treatment of acute dental pain or acute pain
associated with refractive surgery, and the quantity of opiates that may be prescribed for
those conditions is governed by subdivision 4.
 new text end