1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; limiting the time for filling prescription drug orders for opioid 
1.3 	drugs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.11, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.11, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Limitations on the dispensing of opioid prescription drug orders. (a) No 
1.8 	prescription drug order for an opioid drug listed in Schedule II may be dispensed by a 
1.9 	pharmacist or other dispenser more than 30 days after the date on which the prescription 
1.10 	drug order was issued.
1.11 	(b) No prescription drug order for an opioid drug listed in Schedules III through V may 
1.12 	be initially dispensed by a pharmacist or other dispenser more than 30 days after the date 
1.13 	on which the prescription drug order was issued. No prescription drug order for an opioid 
1.14 	drug listed in Schedules III through V may be refilled by a pharmacist or other dispenser 
1.15 	more than 30 days after the previous date on which it was dispensed.
1.16 	(c) For purposes of this section, "dispenser" has the meaning given in section 152.126, 
1.17 	subdivision 1.