1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring that additional information be provided with dispensed 
1.3 	prescriptions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.212, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.212, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Controlled substances. (a) In addition to the requirements of subdivision 1, 
1.7 	when the use of any drug containing a controlled substance, as defined in chapter 152, or 
1.8 	any other drug determined by the board, either alone or in conjunction with alcoholic 
1.9 	beverages, may impair the ability of the user to operate a motor vehicle, the board shall 
1.10 	require by rule that notice be prominently set forth on the label or container. Rules 
1.11 	promulgated by the board shall specify exemptions from this requirement when there is 
1.12 	evidence that the user will not operate a motor vehicle while using the drug.
1.13 	(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision 1, whenever a prescription drug 
1.14 	containing an opiate is dispensed to a patient for outpatient use, the pharmacy or practitioner 
1.15 	dispensing the drug must prominently display on the label or container a notice that states 
1.16 	"Caution: Opioid. Risk of overdose and addiction."