1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring that additional information be provided with dispensed 
1.3 	prescriptions;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [152.121] REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR PRESCRIPTION OPIATES.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Required information. (a) When dispensing a prescription for opiates, 
1.7 	a dispenser must provide to a patient, the patient's agent, or the patient's caregiver, clear 
1.8 	and conspicuous written information, in plain language, about:
1.9 	(1) the addictive nature of opiates and the risks of opioid abuse; and
1.10 	(2) safe disposal of unused prescription opiates. This information must be consistent 
1.11 	with the requirements of section 152.105.
1.12 	(b) For purposes of this section, "dispenser" has the meaning provided in section 152.126, 
1.13 	subdivision 1.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Board of Pharmacy development of materials. The Board of Pharmacy shall 
1.15 	develop concise written text in plain language that a dispenser may use to comply with the 
1.16 	requirements of subdivision 1. The board shall make this text available to dispensers in the 
1.17 	state by posting it on the board's Web site in a format that allows dispensers to download 
1.18 	and print it for distribution.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2018.