1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; placing limits on controlled substance prescriptions for the 
1.3 	relief of pain;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [214.42] CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR 
1.6 	RELIEF OF PAIN.
1.7 	A practitioner licensed by a health-related licensing board who is authorized by 
1.8 	the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances may 
1.9 	prescribe no more than a three-day supply of a controlled substance to treat a medical 
1.10 	condition for which, in the professional judgment of the practitioner, there is a reasonable 
1.11 	expectation of significant or severe pain. This section does not apply in cases of chronic 
1.12 	pain or if a three-day supply is not consistent with community standards, is not consistent 
1.13 	with established medical treatment guidelines, or is contraindicated by the practitioner's 
1.14 	assessment of the patient. This section does not apply to practitioners licensed by the 
1.15 	Board of Veterinary Medicine.